I beg of Thee by Thy sweet accents and by the shrill voice of Thy Pen, O Lord of all mankind, to graciously aid Thy servants as it befitteth Thy days and beseemeth the glory of Thy manifestation and Thy majesty.
It behoveth a prudent man of wisdom to speak with utmost leniency and forbearance so that the sweetness of his words may induce everyone to attain that which befitteth man’s station.
It befitteth no one except Him Who is seated upon the mighty throne of ‘He doeth what He pleaseth’.
Grant Thou, O my God, that which beseemeth Thy great glory and befitteth the loftiness of Thy boundless grace.
Burton "And let every handmaid be robed in raiment that befittethqueens wearing.
It befitteth the friends to hold a gathering, a meeting, where they shall glorify God and fix their hearts upon Him, and read and recite the Holy Writings of the Blessed Beauty—may my soul be the ransom of His lovers!
It befitteth not after the rest have begun: that were the more shameful if without fighting we should go to Olympus to the bronze-thresholded house of Zeus.
Indeed I fear lest thou false me, for that is of thy nature and there is no faith in thee, and the byword saith, 'It befitteth not to entrust a lecher with a fair woman nor a moneyless man with money nor fire with fuel.
Verily, thou meritest retribution from us, but this we will forbare, for the sake of returning an answer by thee to this fool of a King of thine; and it befitteth not that any return to him reply but the least of the boys of the school.
God our Father is peaceful; verily therefore it befitteththe children to imitate their Father.
The calling of the divine voice answered him, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: but arise now, and go forth to the city; there shall it be said unto thee what it befitteth thee to do.
He hath stored away that which He chose in the vessels of justice, and cast into fire that which befitteth it.
Do, therefore, as it pleaseth thee, and treat Us as befitteth thy station and beseemeth thy sovereignty.
This, truly, is the seclusion that befitteth you, could ye but know it.
Strive, therefore, to act in such a manner as befitteth so eminent, so august a station.
Presently quoth the Minister to the Sultan, "o King of the Age, indeed this youth befitteth naught save councillorship, so do thou make him Wazir of the Left.
FN#226] "I will not inform anyone of our news, and indeed this dress mostly befitteth womenkind.
But now, if ye have lamented as much as ye deembefitteth warriors, let us tarry here no longer; for even yet meseemeth shall we be safer behind walls, now that our chief and captain is slain, I scarce know in what quarrel.
But the Wazir said, "O King, it befitteth not to slaughter him thus, for he would die in a moment: better we imprison him and build a pyre of fuel and burn him with fire.
It befitteth not a man prostrate himself to earth save before Allah (to whom belong Might and Majesty!
She replied, "Right is thy rede, O my son, but wait till we ask who befitteth thee among the daughters of the Kings.
When the soul attaineth the Presence of God, it will assume the form that best befitteth its immortality and is worthy of its celestial habitation.
Deal with me as it beseemeth Thee, and as it befitteth Thy highness and great glory.
Neither the comprehension of any one in the whole world, nor the intelligence of any of its peoples, can, as it befitteth Thee, gain admittance into the court of Thy holiness, or unravel Thy mystery.
Rain down, then, upon us, O my God, that which beseemeth Thy grace and befitteth Thy bounty.
Then the King of Roum sat down on the throne and seated by his side his nephew Sultan Kanmakan, who said to him, "O my uncle, this Kingdom befitteth none but thee.
He ever showed his kinsmen the skill to warriors known; Whate'er a knight befitteth with hand and weapon doing.
That age he now was reaching when he the sword might bear; Of all that a knight befitteth he learned a goodly share.
Thou wilt never find me failing in that respect which is due to thy rank, or in that duty which it befitteth me to render thee, as the head of our ancient House, next to thy royal brother, the king.
He replied, "O Commander of the Faithful, what befitteth the lord befittethnot the thrall.
As for thee, thou art but a girl and it befitteth thee to eat and drink and make merry; Allah be indulgent to thee!
O Wazir, what befitteth the lord befittethnot the liege.
The state will have a care to dispose of thee as befitteth thy hopes.
Nor art thou clad as befittethone who cometh before the state of Venice in a regatta.
I would not be trafficked for, Don Camillo Monforte, but wooed and won as befitteth a maiden of my condition.
It befitteth not that a trader such as I, be the King's son-in-law.
Quoth the father, "O my son, by Allah, this fish befitteth not any but the Caliph; do thou therefore abide with it till I go and fetch a charger wherein to carry it as an offering for the Prince of True Believers.
Thus and thus alone should be the worship which befitteth the one True God.
I hold fast to Thy love before Thy court, and, according to Thy bidding, I earnestly pray unto Thee as befitteth Thy glory.
I have failed to know Thee as is worthy of Thy glory, and I have failed to fear Thee as befitteth my station.
Perchance ye may be privileged to glorify God as it befitteth His august Self.
Protect us through the potency of Thy might, enable us to enter Thy wondrous surging ocean, and grant us that which well befitteth Thee.
No creature hath ever recognized Him as befitteth His recognition, nor hath any created being ever praised Him as is worthy of His praise.
Thy might beareth me witness, O my God, what befitteth Thee is far greater and more exalted than any being could attempt to accomplish.
In that same year [year 60] I despatched a messenger and a book unto thee, that thou mightest act towards the Cause of Him Who is the Testimony of God as befitteth the station of thy sovereignty.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "befitteth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
