behave

be·have

 (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.]

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behave

(bɪˈheɪv)

vb

1. (intr) to act or function in a specified or usual way

2. 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]

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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]

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behave

Past participle: behaved
Gerund: behaving

Imperative

behave

behave

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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, do act involuntarily, act reflexively - act in an uncontrolled manner bend 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 confidence vulgarise, vulgarize - act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize" optimise, optimize - act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world quack - act as a medical quack or a charlatan menace - 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 manner freeze - suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" wanton - behave extremely cruelly and brutally romanticize - act in a romantic way sentimentise, sentimentize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize - act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression bungle - 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 way piffle - act in a trivial or ineffective way make - 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 secretively sauce - behave saucily or impudently towards footle - act foolishly, as by talking nonsense frivol, trifle - act frivolously swell, 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, carry carry, 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 manner act, 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" comport act, 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 manner remember 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"

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behave

verb

1. 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

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behave

verb

1. 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.

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Translations

تصرفيَتَصَرَّفيَتَصَرَّفُيَسْلُكُ سُلُوكاً حَسْناً

chovat sechovat se slušněchovat se slušně/dobřereagovat

opføre (sig)opføre sig ordentligt

benehmensich benehmensich verhaltenverhalten

συμπεριφέρομαιφέρομαι

comportarseproceder

käyttäytyä

bien se tenircomporterconduire biense comporter

lijepo se ponašatiponašati se

haga sérhegîa sér; bregîast viî

comportamentocomportarsicomportarsi benedel comportamentofare del proprio meglio

振る舞う振舞う行儀よくする

예의 바르게 행동하다행동하다

blogo elgesioelgesyselgtis kaip prideraelgtis tinkamaigero elgesio

izturētiesreaģētuzvesties

gedragen (zich)goed gedragen

oppførete seg

zachowywać siępostępowaćzachować się

comportar-seportar-se bem

вести себядержатьсяпоступатьхорошо вести себявести

dobre sa správať

lepo se vestiobnašati se

uppföra (sig)uppföra sig

ปฏิบัติประพฤติตัว

davranmakuslu durmakhareket etmekterbiyeli olmak

cư xửcư xử đúng mực

举动举止端庄使守规矩做人表现

behave

[bɪˈheɪv] VI

1. [person] → portarse (to, towards con) → comportarse
he behaved like an idiot → se comportó como un idiota
to behave (o.s.) → portarse bien
did the children behave themselves? → ¿se portaron bien los niños?
behave (yourself)! → ¡compórtate!, ¡pórtate bien!
if you behave (yourself) → si te portas bien, si te comportas debidamente

2. (Mech etc) → funcionar

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behave

[bɪˈheɪv]

vi

(= act) [person] → se comporter, se conduire
He behaved like an idiot → Il s'est comporté comme un idiot.
She behaved very badly → Elle s'est très mal comportée.
That's no way to behave!
BUT En voilà des façons!.

[thing] → se comporter

(= be good) → être sage
behave! → sois sage!

vt
to behave o.s. (= be good) → bien se tenir, être sage
Did the children behave themselves? → Est-ce que les enfants ont été sages?
behave yourself! → sois sage!

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behave

vi → sich verhalten; (people also) → sich benehmen; (children also) → sich betragen, sich benehmen; (= be good) → sich benehmen; to behave well/badly → sich gut/schlecht benehmen; what a way to behave! → was für ein Benehmen!; to behave badly/well toward(s) somebody → jdn schlecht/gut behandeln; to behave irresponsibly toward(s) somebody → sich jdm gegenüber verantwortungslos verhalten; to behave like an honest man → wie ein ehrlicher Mensch handeln; to behave very wisely → sich sehr klug verhalten; behave! → benimm dich!; can’t you make your son/dog behave? → kannst du deinem Sohn/Hund keine Manieren beibringen?; he knows how to behave at a cocktail party → er weiß sich bei Cocktailpartys zu benehmen; how is your car behaving these days? → wie fährt dein Auto zurzeit?

vr to behave oneself → sich benehmen; behave yourself! → benimm dich!; can’t you make your son/dog behave himself/itself? → kannst du deinem Sohn/Hund keine Manieren beibringen?

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behave

[bɪˈheɪv] vi (also behave o.s.) (conduct o.s.) → comportarsi; (conduct o.s. well) → comportarsi bene
you behaved very wisely → hai agito saggiamente
to behave well towards sb → comportarsi bene nei confronti di qn
behave yourself! → comportati bene!

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

behave

(biˈheiv) verb

1. 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. jou gedra يسلك سلوكا حسنا، يَسْلُكُ سُلوكا حَسَنا، يَتَأدَّب държа се подобаващо comportar-se chovat se slušně/dobře sich benehmen opføre sig ordentligt συμπεριφέρομαι όπως πρέπει comportarse hästi käituma خوب رفتار کردن؛ مودب بودن käyttäytyä conduire bien לְהִתנָהֵג יָפֶה/לֹא יָפֶה अच्छा व्यवहार करना ponašati se viselkedik berkelakuan/bersikap baik dan sopan haga sér comportarsi 行儀よくする 예의 바르게 행동하다 elgtis kaip pridera/tinkamai uzvesties berkelakuan zich gedragen oppføre seg skikkelig zachowywać się سلوک کول، رویه کول comportar-se a se purta frumos вести себя хорошо dobre sa správať lepo se vesti ponašati se pristojno sköta sig ประพฤติตัว terbiyeli olmak, uslu durmak 舉止合宜 поводитися пристойно تمیز سے کام لینا đối xử 举止端庄

2. to act or react. He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated. reageer يَتَصَرَّف държа се comportar-se chovat se, reagovat sich verhalten opføre sig φέρομαι, αντιδρώcomportarse käituma رفتار کردن؛ کنش کردن reagoida comporter לְהִתנָהֵג व्यवहार करना djelovati ili reagirati viselkedik bereaksi hegða sér; bregðast við comportarsi ふるまう (…에 대하여) 행동하다 elgtis, reaguoti izturēties; reaģēt bertindak zich gedragenoppføre seg, te segpostępować, zachowywać się سلوک کول reagir a se comporta поступать; реагировать správať sa, reagovať obnašati se ponašati se uppföra sig วางตัว; มีปฏิกิริยา davranmak, hareket etmek 表現得，反應 поводитися پیش آنا ، رویہ اختیار کرنا cư xử 举动，表现

beˈhaviour , (American) beˈhavior (-jə) noun

1. way of behaving. the behaviour of the pupils. gedrag سُلوك държание comportamento chování, způsoby das Benehmen opførsel συμπεριφοράcomportamiento käitumine رفتار käyttäytyminen conduiteהתנהגות बर्ताव način ponašanja viselkedés(mód), magatartás peri laku hegðun comportamento ふるまい 품행 elgesys uzvedība perangai gedragoppførsel, atferdzachowanie سلوک، رویه comportamento com­portament поведение správanie vedenje ponašanje uppförande, beteende พฤติกรรม tavır, davranış 行為 поведінка رویہ ، سلوک cách cư xử 行为

2. actions or reactions. the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids. gedrag تصرُّف действие, реакция comportamento chování, reakce das Verhalten adfærd; reaktionsmønster συμπεριφορά, αντίδρασηcomportamiento käitumine کنش و واکنش reaktio comportementהתנהגות आचरण्‍ akcije ili reakcije működés, viselkedés reaksi hegðun, viðbrögð comportamento 行動, 反応 반응 elgesys, reagavimas uzvešanās; izturēšanās sifat gedragatferd, reaksjonsmønsterzachowanie كړه وړه reacção comportament, comportare поведение; реакция správanie, reakcia obnašanje ponašanje reaktion, sätt att reagera พฤติการณ์ tepki, tepkime 舉動，反應 поведінка; реакція عمل اور ردعمل cách hành động hoặc hoạt động 活动，行为，反应

ˌwell/ˌbadly- etc beˈhaved adjective

good (bad etc) in manners or conduct. badly-behaved children. swak gemanierd ذو سُلوكٍ حَسَن أو سَيّئ добре / зле възпитан bem (mal) comportado dobře/špatně vychovaný mit/von gutem, schlechten Benehmen med god/dårlig opførsel με καλούς, κακούς κτλ. τρόπους bien/mal educado heade kommetega, halbade kommetega رفتار käyttäytyvä élevé מִתְנֵהג יפה आचरण्‍ neodgojeno jó, rossz magaviseletű sikap vel/illa uppalinn educato; maleducato 行儀のよい (悪い) 행실이 단정한(나쁜) gero/blogo elgesio ar sliktu / labu uzvedību berkelakuan baik gemanierd med god/dårlig oppførsel dobrze/źle itp. zachowujący się سلوک bem (mal) comportado bine/prost crescut поступающий хорошо/плохо dobre, zle vychovaný (dobro, slabo) vzgojen koji se ponaša- snäll/stygg, skötsam/ouppfostrad ที่ประพฤติตัวดี ...davranışlı (行為)良好或惡劣的 такий, який гарно (погано) себе поводить اچھا یا برا سلوک cư xử tốt/ xấu （行为）规矩或不规矩

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behave

→ يَتَصَرَّفُ, يَسْلُكُ سُلُوكاً حَسْناً chovat se, chovat se slušně opføre (sig), opføre sig ordentligt benehmen (sich), sich benehmen συμπεριφέρομαι comportarse käyttäytyä bien se tenir, se comporter lijepo se ponašati, ponašati se comportarsi, comportarsi bene 振舞う, 行儀よくする 예의 바르게 행동하다, 행동하다 gedragen (zich), goed gedragen oppføre, oppføre (seg) zachować się, zachowywać się comportar-se, portar-se bem вести себя, хорошо вести себя uppföra (sig), uppföra sig ปฏิบัติ, ประพฤติตัว davranmak, uslu durmak cư xử, cư xử đúng mực 举动, 使守规矩

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