behaveverb [ I ]
uk/bɪˈheɪv/us/bɪˈheɪv/B1 to act in a particular way:
She always behaves well/badly when her aunts come to visit.
Whenever there was a full moon he would start behaving strangely.
They behaved as if nothing had happened.
specialized science to show particular behaviour in a particular situation or under particular conditions:
They learn how particles behave in solids, liquids, and gases.
It is believed that animals behave differently before a natural disaster.
B1 to be good by acting in a way that has society's approval:
Did the children behave (themselves)?
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- I can't conceive how anyone could behave so cruelly.
- Small children often behave aggressively.
- I'm ashamed to be seen with you when you behave so badly!
- Let's stay calm and try to behave like responsible adults.
- I'd never behave like that in public.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Behaving, interacting and behaviour
- -behaved
- as ye sow, so shall ye reap idiom
- attachment disorder
- attitude
- bearing
- bedside manner
- behaviour
- carry on
- interact
- manner
- mannered
- mannerism
- meme
- model
- model yourself on sb
- sauce
- turn
- way
- what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander idiom
- yourself
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