behave
//bɪˈheɪv//
Verb
behaveInfinitive
behavePresent tense
behavedPast tense
behavedPast participle
behavingPresent participle
behavesThird-person singular
1
To act or conduct oneself in a specified or proper way.
Please behave politely at the dinner table.
2
To act in a polite, proper, or acceptable manner, especially by following rules or social norms.
The children behaved well during the ceremony.
3
(of a machine or natural phenomenon) To function or operate in a particular way.
The engine behaves differently in cold weather.