behoove

[bi-hoov] –verb (used with object)

1. to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical considerations; be incumbent on: It behooves the court to weigh evidence impartially.

--Ladies and gentleman of Toyland! It behooves us to find out just who embezzled five thousand Tiddlywinks from the First Lego Bank of America!

2. to be worthwhile to, as for personal profit or advantage

--It behooves you to look at this webpage everyday. Because , you might be at the tail-end of a job interview at Penguin Putnam, and you're sure you nailed it, and your boss who is inevitably wearing a ten-gallon hat will say, "And by the way, what does 'farl' mean?"

After a pause that feels like an hour you'll say "fertilizer."

He'll say, "No, that's 'marl', you idiot. Now it behooves you to get the Schenectady out of my office before I turn your ass into Shepherd's Pie!"

"What does 'behoove' mean?"

"JUST GET OUT!"