misbehave
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mis·be·have
(mĭs′bĭ-hāv′)v. mis·be·haved, mis·be·hav·ing, mis·be·haves
v.intr.
To behave badly.
v.tr.
To behave (oneself) in an inappropriate way: The children misbehaved themselves at dinner.
mis′be·hav′er n.
mis′be·hav′ior (-hāv′yər) n.
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misbehave
(ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv)vb
to behave (oneself) badly
ˌmisbeˈhaver n
misbehaviour n
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mis•be•have
(ˌmɪs bɪˈheɪv)v. -haved, -hav•ing. v.i.
1. to behave badly or improperly.
v.t. 2. to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly.
[1425–75]
mis`be•hav′er, n.
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misbehave
Past participle: misbehaved
Gerund: misbehaving
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Verb | 1. | ![]() 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" fall from grace - revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert" |
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misbehave
verb be naughty, be bad, act up (informal), muck about (Brit. slang), get up to mischief (informal), carry on (informal), be insubordinate When the children misbehaved she was unable to cope.
be good, behave, toe the line, mind your manners, act correctly, mind your p's and q's, conduct yourself properly
be good, behave, toe the line, mind your manners, act correctly, mind your p's and q's, conduct yourself properly
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misbehave
verb1. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion:
Informal: cut up, horse around.
2. To work improperly due to mechanical difficulties:
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Translations
špatně se chovatzlobit
være uartig
käyttäytyä huonosti
ružno se ponašati
neveletlenül viselkedik
haga sér illa
不正を働く
나쁜 짓을 하다
blogai elgtis
slikti uzvesties
zle sa správať
grdo se vesti
uppföra sig illa
ประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม
yaramazlık etmekyaramazlık yapmak
cư xử hỗn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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misbehave
vi → sich schlecht or unanständig benehmen; (child also) → ungezogen sein; I saw him misbehaving with my wife → ich habe ihn in einer unmissverständlichen or eindeutigen Situation mit meiner Frau gesehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
misbehave
(misbiˈheiv) verb to behave badly. If you misbehave, I'll send you to bed.
misbehaviour , (American) misbehavior (-ˈheivjə) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
misbehave
→ يُسِيِءُ الْتَّصَرُفْ zlobit være uartig schlecht benehmen (sich) παρεκτρέπομαι portarse mal käyttäytyä huonosti se conduire mal ružno se ponašati comportarsi male 不正を働く 나쁜 짓을 하다 zich misdragen oppføre (seg) dårlig źle się zachować comportar-se mal, portar-se mal плохо вести себя uppföra sig illa ประพฤติตัวไม่เหมาะสม yaramazlık etmek cư xử hỗn 行为不端Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
misbehave
v. portarse mal, conducirse mal.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012