Dictionary Definition
behave
Verb
1 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" [syn:
act, do]
2 behave in a certain manner; "She carried
herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted
themselves well during these difficult times" [syn: acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈheɪv/
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- Rhymes: -eɪv
Verb
- Act in a polite or
proper way.
- His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave himself.
- Act in a specified way.
Translations
to behave
- Czech: chovat se
- Dutch: zich gedragen
- Finnish: käyttäytyä
- French: conduire(se), comporter(se)
- German: sich benehmen, sich betragen, sich verhalten
- Hebrew: להתנהג (le'hitnaheg) (2)
- Italian: comportarsi
- Lithuanian: elgtis
- Spanish: comportarse
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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