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   behave

   /bɪˈheɪv/

   verb

   • 1. act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others: "he always behaved like a gentleman" Similar conduct oneselfactacquit oneselfbear oneselfcarry oneselfrare:comport oneselfdeport oneself
   • ▪ (of a machine or natural phenomenon) work or function in a specified way: "each car behaves differently"
   • 2. conduct oneself in accordance with the accepted norms of a society or group: "‘Just behave, Tom,’ he said" Similar act correctlyact properlyconduct oneself wellact in a polite wayshow good mannersmind one's mannersmind one's Ps and Qsbe goodbe politebe well behavedOpposite misbehave

   Word Origin late Middle English: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + have in the sense ‘have or bear (oneself) in a particular way’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   What does behave mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BEHAVE definition: 1. to act in a particular way: 2. to show particular behaviour in a particular situation or under…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you behave yourself?

   • If you behave or behave yourself, you act in the way that people think is correct and proper . You have to behave. [VERB] They were expected to behave themselves. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] In science, the way that something behaves is the things that it does. Under certain conditions, electrons can behave like waves rather than particles.

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   What does it mean if something behaves like a wave?

   • In science, the way that something behaves is the things that it does. Under certain conditions, electrons can behave like waves rather than particles. [VERB preposition/adverb] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What does it mean if a person behaved like nothing had happened?

   • He behaved as if/though nothing had happened. In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though, especially in North American English: He behaved like nothing had happened. This is not considered correct in written British English. [intransitive, transitive] to do things in a way that people think is correct or polite

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