Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "behoove" shine ya zama dole, dacewa, ko dacewa ga wani ko wani abu. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da ita a cikin kalmar "ya wajaba (wani) ya (yi wani abu)" don nuna cewa wajibi ne ko kuma shawarar wani ya yi wani abu. Alal misali, "Ya kamata mu yi taka tsantsan da kashe-kashen da muke kashewa a lokutan mawuyacin tattalin arziki."
