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be⋅have

  [bi-heyv] verb, -haved, -hav⋅ing.
Use behave in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
2. to act properly: Did the child behave?
3. to act or react under given circumstances: This plastic behaves strangely under extreme heat or cold.
–verb (used with object)
4. to conduct or comport (oneself) in a proper manner: Sit quietly and behave yourself.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME behaven (reflexive). See be-, have

Synonyms:
1. perform, acquit oneself, deport oneself.
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be·have   (bĭ-hāv')   
v.   be·haved, be·hav·ing, be·haves

v.   intr.

    1. To conduct oneself in a specified way: The child behaved badly at the party.

    2. 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.


[Middle English behaven : be-, be- + haven, to have; see have.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: be·have
Pronunciation: bi-'hAv
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: be·haved;be·hav·ing
transitivesenses
: to bear or conduct (oneself) in a particular way behave intransitive senses
: to act, function, or react in a particular way
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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