英语词汇“behave”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

behavebehave /bɪˈheɪv/ ●●● S3 W2 verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYbehave

Origin: 1400-1500 have to hold or bear (yourself), behave (14-16 centuries)

VERB TABLE

behave

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	behave
	he, she, it	behaves
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	behaved
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have behaved
	he, she, it	has behaved
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had behaved
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will behave
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have behaved

Continuous Form
Present	I	am behaving
	he, she, it	is behaving
	you, we, they	are behaving
Past	I, he, she, it	was behaving
	you, we, they	were behaving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been behaving
	he, she, it	has been behaving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been behaving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be behaving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been behaving

COLLOCATIONS► as if/though

She’s trying to behave as if nothing has changed.

► well-behaved

a well-behaved young man

1[always + adv./prep.] to do things in a particular way SYN act: You behaved bravely in a very difficult situation. Many children behave differently when they’re with friends rather than parents.behave like He’s behaving like a complete jerk.behave in You need to show them that you can behave in a responsible way.as if/though She’s trying to behave as if nothing has changed.2 (also behave yourself) to behave in a way that people think is good or correct, by being polite and obeying people, not causing trouble, etc. OPP misbehave: Her kids just don’t know how to behave. They always behave so badly in the car! If you behave yourself, I’ll let you stay up to watch the movie. a well-behaved young man3[intransitive] if something behaves in a particular way, it naturally does that thing: Quantum mechanics is the study of the way atoms behave. [Origin: 1400–1500 have to hold or bear (yourself), behave (14–16 centuries)]