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| VERB | 1 | behave, act, do | Behave in a certain manner |
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| 2 | behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | Behave in a certain manner | |
| 3 | behave, comport | Behave well or properly |
| Sounds | bihhhey'v |
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| Rhymes | airwave, architrave, autoclave, and 26 more rhymes in eyv... |
| Meaning | Behave in a certain manner. Show a certain behavior. Conduct or comport oneself. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s Adjective |
| Examples | "Don't behave like a fool" |
| Synonyms | act, do |
| Similar to | act, play, act as; dissemble, pretend, act |
| Narrower | act involuntarily, act reflexively; fall over backwards, bend over backwards; presume; vulgarize, vulgarise; optimize, optimise; quack; menace; make; swagger, bluster, swash; freeze; wanton; romanticize; sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise; bungle; play, toy; act, play, act as; stooge; joke, jest; piffle; make; make as if; break down, lose it, snap; dally, dawdle; backslap; hugger mugger; sauce; footle; frivol, trifle; swell, puff up; follow; relax, loosen up; ramp, rage, storm |
| Meaning | Behave in a certain manner. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry |
| Similar to | hold, carry, bear |
| Broader | hold, carry, bear; act, move |
| Narrower | fluster; assert, put forward; deal; walk around; pose, posture |
| Meaning | Behave well or properly. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "The children must learn to behave" |
| Synonyms | comport |
| Contrary | misbehave, misconduct, misdemean |
| Broader | act, move |
| Narrower | walk; assert oneself; remember oneself |
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