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# How to pronounce "behooven" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/bɛhʌːvɛn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **be·hoo·ven**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: past participle of behoove
  - *Example*: "Bad as they were, one perforce felt masculinely behooven to admire their courage . . . conversely, one could not refrain from meanly wondering just where and for how long they’d been secretly practicing . . . however, applause and many encores (from bilge to crow’s nest) greeted all antics from our two Pavlovas . . . and reflectively, their presentations were far less hurtful than having to listen to the amateur squeakings of scrawny, self-imagined sopranos and contraltos who habitually appeared at well-remembered ship’s concerts in bygone years."

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "behooven" correctly?
"behooven" is pronounced `/bɛhʌːvɛn/`. Syllable breakdown: **be·hoo·ven**.

### What does "behooven" mean in context?
past participle of behoove

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