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verb-intransitive. To conduct oneself in a specified way: The child behaved badly at the party.

verb-intransitive. To conduct oneself in a proper way: I told the child to behave.

verb-intransitive. To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way: This fabric behaves well even in hot weather.

v. To conduct (oneself) properly: Did you behave yourself at the party?

v. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way: The witness behaved herself with great calmness.

v. To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.

v. To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.

v. To conduct, manage, regulate (something).

v. To act in a polite or proper way.

v. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.

v. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.

verb-intransitive. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self.

To govern; manage; conduct; regulate.

With a reflexive pronoun, to conduct, comport, acquit, or demean. In some specified way.

Absolutely, in a commendable or proper way; well or properly: as, behave yourself; they will not behave themselves.

To employ or occupy.

[The reflexive pronoun omitted.] To act in any relation; have or exhibit a mode of action or conduct: used of persons, and also of things having motion or operation.

In a particular manner, as specified: as, to behave well or ill; the ship behaves well.

Absolutely, in a proper manner: as, why do you not behave?

v. behave in a certain manner

v. behave well or properly

v. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

"“How we behave is up to us, ” but Nikolai believes that everything is predetermined by one's particular circumstances (galley page 293)."

behaved    behaves    behaving   

behaviorism    behavior    behaviorist    behavioral   

bend over backwards    relax    loosen up    snap    sentimentise    rage    vulgarize    storm    hugger-mugger    jest   

behave oneself   

carry    conduct    comport    manage    bear    act    demean    deport    quite    acquit   

Dave    Wave    aftershave    brave    cave    concave    crave    deprave    engrave    enslave