Today’s “Word of the Day” is “behove“ and it is a verb and its meaning is “be appropriate for, be expected of, be required of, be advisable for, be sensible for, be wise for, be fitting to, be suitable for, be proper for, be obligatory for, be incumbent on”.
Example Sentence: This may be understandable as India has often taken an evasive position on conflicts that involve its traditional allies. However, critics are not unreasonable in arguing that this ambiguity does not behove a nation aspiring to become a permanent member of the UNSC, which implies a commitment to speak as a global voice against territorial aggression and rights violations similar to what Russia has unleashed on Ukraine.
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Courtesy: The Hindu
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