Definition of behave - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
social conductact in a socially acceptable way
- Children should behave in public.
2.
general conductact in a certain way
- Children must behave at the dinner table..
3.
behaviorTECH. function in a usual or expected wayTECH.
- The machine behaved as expected during the test.
Expressions with behave
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refrain from acting out or causing trouble
He promised to behave himself at the party.
uses sarcasm to comment on someone's conduct
What a way to behave, arriving late again!
act with impractical idealism or romanticism
She decided to behave quixotically, chasing her impossible dreams.
Origin of behave
English, be (exist) + have (possess)
Terms with behave included in their meaning
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behavior
behave in a certain way
behavior
behave in a certain way
behavior
behave towards someone in a specific way
pretend behavior
behave in a way that pretends something is true
control
make people follow rules or behave
teaching dogs
the process of teaching a dog to behave
playful behavior
behave as though attracted to someone without serious intentions
emotion
worry or behave in an anxious way
behavior
exhibit a tendency to behave in a certain way
indoor behavior
process of teaching a pet to behave indoors
silly behavior
behave in a silly or childish way
unrestrained behavior
to behave in an uncontrolled or unrestrained manner
leadership
behave in a way others should follow
behavior training
trained to behave in a way that is acceptable in society
habit
usually behave in a certain way
kindness
behave kindly and fairly towards someone
behavior
behave in a certain way
behavior
belief about how someone should behave
individuality
behave differently and reject societal values
trustworthy
can be trusted to do something well or to behave as expected
unity
behave in a unified and coordinated manner
showing off
behave as if more important than others
behavior
behave in a strange or suspicious way
humor
behave in a way to make others laugh
Examples of behave in a sentence
He needs to behave at the dinner table. Students should behave during the lecture. He was told to behave in the meeting. The software behaved correctly after the update. During the trial, the car behaved predictably.
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- French:se comporter, agir, ...
- German:benehmen, verhalten, ...
- Italian:comportarsi bene, comportarsi, ...
- Spanish:comportarse, comportar, ...
- Portuguese:comportar-se, portar-se, ...
- Chinese:表现得体, 表现, ...
- Japanese:行儀よくする, 行動する, ...
- Arabic:تَصَرَّفَ, عَمِلَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְנַהֵג, לִנְהוֹג, ...
- Russian:вести себя, поступать, ...
- Ukrainian:поводитися, працювати, ...
- Hindi:अच्छा व्यवहार करना, व्यवहार करना, ...
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