- 1. v. t. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill. Source: opted
- 4. v. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself Source: wordnet
- 5. v. behave well or properly Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.] He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. Shak. 2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively. Those that behaved themselves manfully. 2 Macc. ii. 21. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill. Note: This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb of manner; as, if he does not behave, he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly. Source: webster
- 7. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behavewell or ill. Source: adambom
- 8. v:100 v. behave in a certain manner v. behave well or properly Source: ecdict
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