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# How to pronounce "behoves" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/bɛhɒvɛs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **be·ho·ves**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "behoves" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "the lecture two days ago which is the Reliance of the prinkipia on a certain sense what it behoves us to think about and obviously you've done this very wonderfully well for the earlier period and and the Jesuit period"
- **Watch at 75:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKWqoiMo3Y&t=4553s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "flattering to the individual to whom they are applied, it behoves me, for the sake of my own character, to offer some explanation of my"
- **Watch at 46:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtSfndPzB6o&t=2768s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "By these two, if you recall to mind Genesis, near the beginning," the biblical book of Genesis, "it behoves mankind to"
- **Watch at 55:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXroNUQluco&t=3300s)


## How to Pronounce "behoves"

- **Syllables**: be · ho · ves
- **IPA**: `/bɛhɒvɛs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[behove](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/behove)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “behoves”?
“behoves” is pronounced /bɛhɒvɛs/ (be · ho · ves). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “behoves”?
“behoves” has 3 syllables: be · ho · ves.

### What does “behoves” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of behove

### How can I hear “behoves” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “behoves” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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