BEHAVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • behave in a certain manner
   • show a certain behavior
   • conduct or comport oneself
   Synonym(s)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • do (what does do mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hyponym(s)
   • act involuntarily (what does act involuntarily mean?)
   • act reflexively (what does act reflexively mean?)
   • fall over backwards (what does fall over backwards mean?)
   • bend over backwards (what does bend over backwards mean?)
   • presume (what does presume mean?)
   • vulgarize (what does vulgarize mean?)
   • vulgarise (what does vulgarise mean?)
   • optimize (what does optimize mean?)
   • optimise (what does optimise mean?)
   • quack (what does quack mean?)
   • menace (what does menace mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • swagger (what does swagger mean?)
   • bluster (what does bluster mean?)
   • swash (what does swash mean?)
   • freeze (what does freeze mean?)
   • wanton (what does wanton mean?)
   • romanticize (what does romanticize mean?)
   • sentimentalise (what does sentimentalise mean?)
   • sentimentalize (what does sentimentalize mean?)
   • sentimentize (what does sentimentize mean?)
   • sentimentise (what does sentimentise mean?)
   • bungle (what does bungle mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • toy (what does toy mean?)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • act as (what does act as mean?)
   • stooge (what does stooge mean?)
   • joke (what does joke mean?)
   • jest (what does jest mean?)
   • piffle (what does piffle mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   • make as if (what does make as if mean?)
   • break down (what does break down mean?)
   • lose it (what does lose it mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
   • dally (what does dally mean?)
   • dawdle (what does dawdle mean?)
   • backslap (what does backslap mean?)
   • hugger mugger (what does hugger mugger mean?)
   • sauce (what does sauce mean?)
   • footle (what does footle mean?)
   • frivol (what does frivol mean?)
   • trifle (what does trifle mean?)
   • swell (what does swell mean?)
   • puff up (what does puff up mean?)
   • follow (what does follow mean?)
   • relax (what does relax mean?)
   • loosen up (what does loosen up mean?)
   • ramp (what does ramp mean?)
   • rage (what does rage mean?)
   • storm (what does storm mean?)
   See Also
   • act up (what does act up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • behave in a certain manner
   Synonym(s)
   • acquit (what does acquit mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • comport (what does comport mean?)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • deport (what does deport mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She carried herself well
   • he bore himself with dignity
   • They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
   Hypernyms(s) behave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fluster (what does fluster mean?)
   • assert (what does assert mean?)
   • put forward (what does put forward mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • walk around (what does walk around mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bearing (what does bearing mean?)
   • comportment (what does comportment mean?)
   • presence (what does presence mean?)
   • mien (what does mien mean?)
   • demeanor (what does demeanor mean?)
   • demeanour (what does demeanour mean?)
   • behavior (what does behavior mean?)
   • behaviour (what does behaviour mean?)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • deportment (what does deportment mean?)
   • behavior (what does behavior mean?)
   • behaviour (what does behaviour mean?)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • doings (what does doings mean?)
   • demeanor (what does demeanor mean?)
   • demeanour (what does demeanour mean?)
   • behavior (what does behavior mean?)
   • behaviour (what does behaviour mean?)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • deportment (what does deportment mean?)
   • bearing (what does bearing mean?)
   • comportment (what does comportment mean?)
   • presence (what does presence mean?)
   • mien (what does mien mean?)
3. Meaning
   • behave well or properly
   Synonym(s)
   • comport (what does comport mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The children must learn to behave
   Hypernyms(s) behave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • misbehave (what does misbehave mean?)
   • misconduct (what does misconduct mean?)
   • misdemean (what does misdemean mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • walk (what does walk mean?)
   • assert oneself (what does assert oneself mean?)
   • remember oneself (what does remember oneself mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bearing (what does bearing mean?)
   • comportment (what does comportment mean?)
   • presence (what does presence mean?)
   • mien (what does mien mean?)