behave

//bɪˈheɪv//
A2Frequency Level 8Neutral
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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.