Behoving

/bɪˈhoʊvɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of behove; the process of being necessary or proper for someone.

Etymology

Present participle of 'behove,' using the standard '-ing' suffix, parallel to 'behooving' but based on the spelling variant.

Kelly Says

The existence of variant participial forms like 'behoving' and 'behooving' shows how English spelling and morphology were fluid until standardization, leaving us with multiple 'correct' forms.

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