behoort

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• behoor (dated, rare)

Etymology

From Dutch behoren, from Middle Dutch behôren. Equivalent to be- +‎ hoor. Unusually, the Afrikaans form is derived from the Dutch third-person singular rather than from the stem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɦʊərt/

Verb

behoort (present behoort, present participle behorende or behoortende, past participle behoort)

1. to belong [with aan ‘to’]
2. to befit, to behoove

Derived terms

• na behore

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oːrt

Verb

behoort

1. inflection of behoren:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative