behave

be·have

B0163300 (bĭ-hāv′)v. be·haved, be·hav·ing, be·haves v.intr.1. a. To conduct oneself in a specified way, especially in relation to others; exhibit behavior: The child behaved badly at the party.b. To conduct oneself in a proper way: I told the child to behave.2. To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way: This fabric behaves well even in hot weather.v.tr.1. To conduct (oneself) properly: Did you behave yourself at the party?2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way: The witness behaved herself with great calmness.

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[Middle English behaven : be-, be- + haven, to have; see have.]

behave

(bɪˈheɪv) vb1. (intr) to act or function in a specified or usual way2. to conduct (oneself) in a specified way: he behaved badly towards her. 3. to conduct (oneself) properly or as desired: the child behaved himself all day. [C15: see be-, have]

be•have

(bɪˈheɪv)

v. -haved, -hav•ing. v.i. 1. to act or react in a particular way: The car behaves well in traffic. 2. to act properly: Did the child behave? v.t. 3. to conduct or comport (oneself) in a proper manner: Sit quietly and behave yourself. [1400–50; late Middle English]

behave

Past participle: behaved
Gerund: behaving

Imperative
behave
behave

Present
I behave
you behave
he/she/it behaves
we behave
you behave
they behave

Preterite
I behaved
you behaved
he/she/it behaved
we behaved
you behaved
they behaved

Present Continuous
I am behaving
you are behaving
he/she/it is behaving
we are behaving
you are behaving
they are behaving

Present Perfect
I have behaved
you have behaved
he/she/it has behaved
we have behaved
you have behaved
they have behaved

Past Continuous
I was behaving
you were behaving
he/she/it was behaving
we were behaving
you were behaving
they were behaving

Past Perfect
I had behaved
you had behaved
he/she/it had behaved
we had behaved
you had behaved
they had behaved

Future
I will behave
you will behave
he/she/it will behave
we will behave
you will behave
they will behave

Future Perfect
I will have behaved
you will have behaved
he/she/it will have behaved
we will have behaved
you will have behaved
they will have behaved

Future Continuous
I will be behaving
you will be behaving
he/she/it will be behaving
we will be behaving
you will be behaving
they will be behaving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been behaving
you have been behaving
he/she/it has been behaving
we have been behaving
you have been behaving
they have been behaving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been behaving
you will have been behaving
he/she/it will have been behaving
we will have been behaving
you will have been behaving
they will have been behaving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been behaving
you had been behaving
he/she/it had been behaving
we had been behaving
you had been behaving
they had been behaving

Conditional
I would behave
you would behave
he/she/it would behave
we would behave
you would behave
they would behave

Past Conditional
I would have behaved
you would have behaved
he/she/it would have behaved
we would have behaved
you would have behaved
they would have behaved

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	behave - 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"act, doact involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled mannerbend over backwards, fall over backwards - try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law"presume - take liberties or act with too much confidencevulgarise, vulgarize - act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"optimise, optimize - act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the worldquack - act as a medical quack or a charlatanmenace - act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"make - act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"bluster, swagger, swash - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited mannerfreeze - suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"wanton - behave extremely cruelly and brutallyromanticize - act in a romantic waysentimentise, sentimentize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize - act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expressionbungle - spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"toy, play - engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"act as, act, play - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"stooge - act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"jest, joke - act in a funny or teasing waypiffle - act in a trivial or ineffective waymake - behave in a certain way; "make merry"make as if - begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake my hand"pretend, dissemble, act - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"lose it, break down, snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"dally, dawdle - waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"backslap - display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"hugger mugger - act stealthily or secretivelysauce - behave saucily or impudently towardsfootle - act foolishly, as by talking nonsensefrivol, trifle - act frivolouslyswell, puff up - become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"follow - accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"loosen up, relax - become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"rage, ramp, storm - behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
	2.	behave - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"deport, acquit, comport, conduct, bear, carrycarry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manneract, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend"posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
	3.	behave - behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"comportact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"walk - live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"assert oneself - put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent mannerremember oneself - recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly; "Please remember yourself, Charles!"misbehave, misconduct, misdemean - behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning"

behave

verb1. act, react, conduct yourself, acquit yourself, comport yourself He'd behaved badly.2. (often reflexive) be well-behaved, be good, be polite, mind your manners, keep your nose clean, act correctly, act politely, conduct yourself properly You have to behave. Sit down and behave yourself.
be well-behaved carry on (informal), be bad, act up (informal), misbehave, be naughty, muck about (Brit. slang), get up to mischief (informal), be insubordinate

behave

verb1. To conduct oneself in a specified way:acquit, act, bear, carry, comport, demean, deport, do, quit.2. To react in a specified way:act, function, operate, perform, work.

Translations

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behave

(biˈheiv) verb1. 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. 舉止合宜 举止端庄2. to act or react. He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated. 表現得，反應 举动，表现 beˈhaviour , (American) beˈhavior (-jə) noun1. way of behaving. the behaviour of the pupils. 行為 行为2. actions or reactions. the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids. 舉動，反應 活动，行为，反应 ˌwell/ˌbadly- etc beˈhaved adjective good (bad etc) in manners or conduct. badly-behaved children. (行為)良好或惡劣的 （行为）规矩或不规矩

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