About The Word Behave
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Behave
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What's The Definition Of Behave?
[v] behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
[v] behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" [v] behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" Synonyms | Synonyms for Behave: acquit | act | bear | carry | comport | conduct | deport | do Related Terms | Find terms related to Behave: acquit | act | act toward | act well | be good | be nice | bear | behave toward | carry | comport | conduct | control | cope with | deal by | deal with | demean | deport | direct | disport | do | do by | do right | function | go on | handle | make | make as if | manage | misbehave | move | operate | perform | play | play the game | practice | proceed | quit | react | respond to | serve | take | treat | use | work See Also | act | act involuntarily | act reflexively | act up | assert | assert oneself | backslap | bluster | break down | bungle | dally | dawdle | deal | fluster | follow | footle | freeze | frivol | hold | hugger mugger | jest | joke | loosen up | lose it | make | make as if | menace | move | optimise | optimize | piffle | pose | puff up | put forward | quack | rage | ramp | relax | remember oneself | romanticize | sauce | sentimentalise | sentimentalize | sentimentise | sentimentize | stooge | storm | swagger | swash | swell | toy | trifle | vulgarise | vulgarize | walk | walk around | wanton Behave In Webster's Dictionary \Be*have"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behaved}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Behaving}.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain
(akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or
carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See {Have}, v.
t. ]
1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline;
to handle; to restrain. [Obs.]
He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. --Shak.
2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; --
used reflexively.
Those that behaved themselves manfully. --2 Macc.
ii. 21.
\Be*have"\, v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill. Note: This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb of manner; as, if he does not behave, he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly. |
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