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behoort

Pronunciation: /bəˈɦʊərt/

“behoort” is an Afrikaans word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to belong
  2. to befit, to behoove

Etymology

From Dutch behoren, from Middle Dutch behôren. Equivalent to be- + hoor. Unusually, the Afrikaans form is derived from the Dutch third-person singular rather than from the stem.

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