behave
/bɪˈheɪv/ verb B1- To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform. · You need to behave yourself, young lady.
- To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. · He behaves like a child whenever she's around.· How did the students behave while I was gone?
- To act in a polite or proper way. · His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave.
Plural behave · He/she/it behaves · Past behaved · Past participle behaved · -ing form behaving
Verb forms
- Base form
- behave
- He/she/it
- behaves
- Past
- behaved
- Past participle
- behaved
- -ing form
- behaving
From the library
And behave mannerly at table;
“I guess it doesn’t matter what a person’s name is as long as he behaves himself,” said Marilla, feeling herself called upon to inculcate a good and useful moral.
“How an English gentleman could behave in such a manner is beyond my comprehension.
“Go back and sit down quietly and hold your tongue and behave as a good girl should.”
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