1. behave(v = verb.body) act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "Don't behave like a fool"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"; "What makes her do this way?"; "You should act like an adult"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s Adjective
2. behave(v = verb.social) acquit, bear, carry, comport, conduct, deport - behave in a certain manner; "he bore himself with dignity"; "She carried herself well"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
3. behave(v = verb.social) comport - behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
Antonym: misbehave
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [1913 Webster]
2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively. [1913 Webster]
To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self;
behave, v.
1 intr. a act or react (in a specified way) (behaved well). b (esp. to or of a child) conduct oneself properly. c (of a machine etc.) work well (or in a specified way) (the computer is not behaving today).
2 refl. (esp. of or to a child) show good manners (behaved herself).
Idiom:
behave towards treat (in a specified way). ill-behaved having bad manners or conduct. well-behaved having good manners or conduct.
Etymology:
BE- + HAVE