Definitions of behave [ɪˈheɪv]

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Definition of 'behave'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) behave
to act or react in a particular way:
The car behaves well in traffic.

2. behave
to act properly:
Did the child behave?

3. (v.t.) behave
to conduct or comport (oneself) in a proper manner:
Sit quietly and behave yourself.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME)

Definition of 'behave'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) act, behave, do
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"

2. (verb) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

3. (verb) behave, comport
behave well or properly
"The children must learn to behave"

Definition of 'behave'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) behave
to do things in a particular way
The horse started behaving strangely.; He behaved as if he'd never seen me.

2. behave
≠ misbehave
We have to behave at grandma's house.; Behave yourself!

Definition of 'behave'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) behave
to manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain

2. (verb) behave
to carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively

3. (verb) behave
to act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill

Translation of 'behave'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well) If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.
Afrikaans: jou gedra	Arabic: يسلك سلوكا حسنا، يَسْلُكُ	Bulgarian: държа се подобаващо
Brazilian: comportar-se	Czech: chovat se slušně/dobře	German: sich benehmen
Danish: opføre sig ordentligt	Greek: συμπεριφέρομαι όπως πρέπε	Spanish: comportarse
Estonian: hästi käituma	Farsi: خوب رفتار کردن؛ مودب بودن	Finnish: käyttäytyä
French: (se) conduire bien	Hebrew: לְהִתנָהֵג יָפֶה/לֹא יָפֶ	Hindi: अच्छा व्यवहार करना
Croatian: ponašati se	Hungarian: viselkedik	Indonesian: berkelakuan/bersikap baik
Icelandic: haga sér	Italian: comportarsi	Japanese: 行儀よくする
Korean: 예의 바르게 행동하다	Lithuanian: elgtis kaip pridera/tinka	Latvian: uzvesties
Malay: berkelakuan	Dutch: zich gedragen	Norwegian: oppføre seg skikkelig
Polish: zachowywać się	Persian: خوب رفتار کردن؛ مودب بودن	Pashto: سلوک کول، رویه کول
Portuguese: comportar-se	Romanian: a se purta frumos	Russian: вести себя хорошо
Slovak: dobre sa správať	Slovenian: lepo se vesti	Serbian: ponašati se pristojno
Swedish: sköta sig	Thai: ประพฤติตัว	Turkish: terbiyeli olmak, uslu dur
Taiwanese: 舉止合宜	Ukrainian: поводитися пристойно	Urdu: تمیز سے کام لینا
Vietnamese: đối xử	Chinese: 举止端庄
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