Behave
21behave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. bear, conduct, or comport oneself, act. Ant., misbehave. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To act] Syn. perform, work, run, function; see act 1 . 2. [To act in a specified or proper way] Syn. conduct oneself …
22behave — [15] To ‘behave oneself’ originally meant literally to ‘have oneself in a particular way’ – have being used here in the sense ‘hold’ or ‘comport’. The be is an intensive prefix. Of particular interest is the way in which the word preserves in… …
23behave*/*/ — [bɪˈheɪv] verb 1) [I] to do things in a particular way The children behaved very badly.[/ex] a badly behaved dog[/ex] You behaved like a complete idiot![/ex] He behaved as though he hadn t seen Ellie.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to be polite and not cause… …
24behave — be•have [[t]bɪˈheɪv[/t]] v. haved, hav•ing. 1) to act or react in a particular way: The car behaves well in traffic[/ex] 2) to act properly: Did the child behave?[/ex] 3) to conduct or comport (oneself) in a proper manner: Sit quietly and behave… …
25behave — /bəˈheɪv / (say buh hayv), /bi / (say bee ) verb (i) (behaved, behaving) 1. to conduct oneself or itself; act: the ship behaves well. 2. to act in a socially acceptable manner: did the child behave? –phrase 3. behave oneself, a. to conduct… …
26behave — [15] To ‘behave oneself’ originally meant literally to ‘have oneself in a particular way’ – have being used here in the sense ‘hold’ or ‘comport’. The be is an intensive prefix. Of particular interest is the way in which the word preserves in… …
27behave — verb /bɪˈheɪv/ a) To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. You need to behave yourself, young lady. b) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; He behaves like a child whenever shes around. See Also: behavior, behavioral, behavioris …
28behave — Synonyms and related words: acquit, act, act toward, act well, be good, be nice, bear, behave toward, carry, comport, conduct, control, cope with, deal by, deal with, demean, deport, direct, disport, do, do by, do right, function, go on, handle,… …
29behave ! — • pron. bee ave . Meaning sort yourself out , stop being silly . Can be used in an agressive manner as if to say stop doing that, or else . Also, in these post Austin Powers days can be oooh behave ! …
30behave — verb 1》 act or conduct oneself in a specified way. 2》 (also behave oneself) conduct oneself in accordance with accepted norms. Origin ME: from be + have in the sense bear oneself in a particular way …
