What is "behave" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does behave mean in English? Meaning of behave definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "behave" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "behave": behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Verb

  • Meaning: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: act behave do
  • Hyponyms: act act as act involuntarily act reflexively backslap bend over backwards bluster break down bungle dally dawdle fall over backwards follow footle freeze frivol hugger mugger jest joke loosen up lose it make make as if menace optimise optimize piffle play presume puff up quack rage ramp relax romanticize sauce sentimentalise sentimentalize sentimentise sentimentize snap stooge storm swagger swash swell toy trifle vulgarise vulgarize wanton
  • Also see: act up
  • Meaning of "behave": behave in a certain manner

    Verb

  • Meaning: behave in a certain manner
  • Example: She carried herself well he bore himself with dignity They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
  • Synonyms: acquit bear behave carry comport conduct deport
  • Hyponyms: assert deal fluster pose posture put forward walk around
  • Hypernyms: act bear carry hold move
  • Meaning of "behave": behave well or properly

    Verb

  • Meaning: behave well or properly
  • Example: The children must learn to behave
  • Synonyms: behave comport
  • Hyponyms: assert oneself remember oneself walk
  • Hypernyms: act move
  • Antonyms: misbehave misconduct misdemean
  • Synonyms:

    react, perform, operate, act, work, run, take, manage, control, direct, act correctly, act with decorum, be civil, be good, be nice, be on best behavior, be orderly, comport oneself, conduct oneself properly, demean oneself, deport oneself, discipline oneself, keep the peace, live up to, manage oneself, observe golden rule, observe the law, play fair, shape up, toe the mark, act one's age, keep one's nose clean, mind one's manners, mind one's p's and q's, watch one's step,

    Antonyms:

    act up, misbehave, halt, stop, act up, misbehave,

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