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| 1. | [ verb ] behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself | |
| Synonyms: | act do | |
| Examples: | "You should act like an adult" "Don't behave like a fool" "What makes her do this way?" "She played the servant her husband's master" |
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| Related terms: | act make ramp swell break_down play joke romanticize sentimentalise presume bungle swagger quack loosen_up follow bend_over_backwards dally piffle make make_as_if freeze optimize menace sauce backslap hugger_mugger footle stooge frivol vulgarise wanton act_involuntarily act_up dissemble act | |
| 2. | [ verb ] behave in a certain manner | |
| Synonyms: | conduct carry bear comport deport acquit | |
| Examples: | "She carried herself well" "he bore himself with dignity" "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
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| Related terms: | act hold deal assert fluster walk_around pose hold behavior demeanor bearing | |
| 3. | [ verb ] behave well or properly | |
| Synonyms: | comport | |
| Examples: | "The children must learn to behave" |
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| Related terms: | misbehave act walk assert_oneself remember_oneself bearing | |
| Similar spelling: |
beehive Bev behove behoove beep beef Bebe beefy Beebe Bebee |
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