behave
verb [I or T] /bɪˈheɪv/Definition
B1 to act in a particular way: She always behaves well/badly when her aunts come to visit. Whenever there was a full moon he would start behaving strangely. They behaved as if nothing had happened.Behaving, interacting and behaviourBehaving well B1 to be good by acting in a way that has society's approval: Did the children behave (themselves)?
(Definition of behave verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -behaved suffix
- -ism suffix
- -mannered suffix
- act verb (PERFORM)
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attitude noun (OPINION)
- bearing noun (MANNER)
- bedside manner noun
- behaviour noun
- behavioural adjective
- interact verb
- manner noun (BEHAVIOUR)
- mannerism noun
- model yourself on sb phrasal verb
- treat verb (DEAL WITH)
- treatment noun (DEALING WITH)
- turn sth on phrasal verb
- way noun (MANNER)
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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