intransitive. To act, behave; to conduct oneself. Cf. bere, v. 2 abear, v. 3.

intransitive. Of a person or (now only) God, the Holy Spirit, etc.: to do something; to operate, act. Also: (of God, the Holy Spirit, etc.) to…

intransitive. (a) With adverb or adverbial phrases of manner: to behave, act (now only as in sense 56); (b) with adjective: to demonstrate by…

To proceed, go on, behave; = fare, v.1 4; to deal with.

figurative. intransitive. Chiefly after biblical usage: to pass one's life; to conduct oneself, behave (well, badly, wisely, unwisely, etc.). Often…

To conduct (one's life). Also reflexive.

intransitive. To act or behave in a specified manner; to proceed. Also transitive (reflexive) in same sense. Obsolete.

To ‘go on’, behave, conduct oneself, act.

With prep. by, with: To deal with, treat, esp. in to fare fairor foul with. Also in indirect passive. to fare with oneself: to behave. Obsolete.

To bear oneself (well), behave. Obsolete. intransitive (for reflexive)

intransitive. To behave, comport oneself; to have (a particular) behaviour or appearance; to make as though, to pretend. Also with cognate object to…

With adverb or adverbial phrase. intransitive. = sense 17c. Obsolete.

To act towards people generally (in some specified way); to conduct oneself, behave, act.

intransitive in same sense. Obsolete.

intransitive. To behave, to comport oneself. Frequently with adverbial complement.

intransitive (for reflexive). To behave. Obsolete.

intransitive. To behave; to conduct oneself. Obsolete.

absol. To behave. Obsolete. rare.

absol. (Cf. behave, v. 3) Obsolete.

intransitive: in same senses as 1a 1b (which it now to a great extent replaces).

intransitive (for reflexive). Cf. behave, v. (U.S.)

intransitive. Originally U.S. To indulge in behaviour regarded as inappropriate or unacceptable; esp. (colloquial) to speak or behave in an…