well behaved

[bih-heyv]

verb (used without object)

to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.

to act properly: Did the child behave?

to act or react under given circumstances: This plastic behaves strangely under extreme heat or cold.

verb (used with object)

to conduct or comport (oneself) in a proper manner: Sit quietly and behave yourself.

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Well behaved is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English behaven (reflexive). See be-, have

Related forms

un·be·hav·ing, adjective

well-be·haved, adjective

Synonyms
1. perform, acquit oneself, deport oneself.

WordNet

well behaved
adjective
(usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child" [syn: well-behaved]

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