Meanings
verb
- alternativearchaicparticiplepastalternative past participle of behove.
Origin
- Old Englishbehofian
- Englishbehoven
From Middle English, from Old English behofian.
More words from Old English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
behoven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behoven
MLA
“behoven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behoven. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behoven,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behoven.
Source: behoven on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.