behoeven
Meaning
to need
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
be‧hoe‧ven
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈɦuvə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch behoeven, from Old Dutch *bihuovon, from Proto-Germanic *bihōbōną. Equivalent to be- + hoeven. Cognate with English behove (“to be necessary for”), obsolete German behufen (cf. Behuf), Danish behøve (“to need”), Norwegian behøve (“to need”), Swedish behöva (“to have use for, to need”).
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