behave
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
behaves;
behaved;
behaving
behaves;
behaved;
behaving
Britannica Dictionary definition of BEHAVE
1
:
to act in an acceptable way
:
to act properly
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opposite misbehave
[no object]
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If you can't behave in the store we'll have to leave.
[+ object]
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If you can't behave yourself in the store we'll have to leave.
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I wish those children would behave themselves.
2
[no object]
:
to act in a particular way
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He behaves like a child!
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behave well/generously
3
[no object]
of a thing
:
to function, react, or move in a particular way
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The experiment tested how various metals behave under heat and pressure.
