behave
/bɪhˈeɪv/
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Definitions
Verb
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"
Verb
behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
Verb
behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
More Specific Terms
act
act as
act involuntarily
act reflexively
assert
assert oneself
backslap
bend over backwards
bluster
break down
bungle
dally
dawdle
deal
fall over backwards
fluster
follow
footle
freeze
frivol
hugger mugger
jest
joke
loosen up
lose it
make
make as if
menace
optimise
optimize
piffle
play
pose
posture
presume
puff up
put forward
quack
rage
ramp
relax
remember oneself
romanticize
sauce
sentimentalise
sentimentalize
sentimentise
sentimentize
snap
stooge
storm
swagger
swash
swell
toy
trifle
vulgarise
vulgarize
walk
walk around
wanton