Behave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

behave in a certain manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæmuːflˈædʒɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːtəkˌɑːpad/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːtəkˌɑːpad/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæmuːflˈædʒɪk/.

Examples

You should act like an adult
Don't behave like a fool
What makes her do this way?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

do carry conduct comport act bear deport acquit

Antonyms

misbehave

Parts of Speech

verb	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself “You should act like an adult”
verb	behave in a certain manner “She carried herself well”
verb	behave well or properly “The children must learn to behave”

Word Forms

bearing	noun	dignified manner or conduct
deportment	noun	(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
conduct	noun	(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
comportment	noun	dignified manner or conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

benehmen

sich auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise verhalten; ein bestimmtes Verhalten zeigen; sich verhalten oder benehmen

🇫🇷French

se comporter

se comporter d'une certaine manière ; montrer un certain comportement; se conduire ou se comporter

🇪🇸Spanish

comportarse

comportarse de cierta manera; mostrar un determinado comportamiento; comportarse o comportarse

🇮🇹Italian

comportarsi

comportarsi in un certo modo; mostrare un certo comportamento; comportarsi o comportarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

gedragen

zich op een bepaalde manier gedragen; een bepaald gedrag vertonen; zich gedragen of gedragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

comportar-se

comportar-se de determinada maneira; mostrar um determinado comportamento; conduzir ou comportar-se

🇷🇺Russian

вести себя

вести себя определенным образом; проявлять определенное поведение; вести себя или вести себя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यवहार

एक निश्चित तरीके से व्यवहार करें; एक निश्चित व्यवहार दिखाओ; स्वयं का आचरण या अनुपालन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আচরণ

একটি নির্দিষ্ট পদ্ধতিতে আচরণ; একটি নির্দিষ্ট আচরণ দেখান; নিজেকে আচার বা কমপোর্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

நடந்துகொள்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட முறையில் நடந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்; ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நடத்தை காட்ட; தன்னை நடத்துதல் அல்லது சமாளித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవర్తిస్తారు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట పద్ధతిలో ప్రవర్తించండి; ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ప్రవర్తనను చూపించు; తనను తాను ప్రవర్తించండి లేదా తగ్గించుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वागणे

विशिष्ट पद्धतीने वागणे; विशिष्ट वर्तन दर्शवा; स्वत: ला आचरण किंवा सुसंगत करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્તે

ચોક્કસ રીતે વર્તે; ચોક્કસ વર્તન બતાવો; આચરણ કરો અથવા પોતાની જાતને અનુકૂળ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ; ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿ; ತನ್ನನ್ನು ತಾನೇ ನಡೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പെരുമാറുക

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക രീതിയിൽ പെരുമാറുക; ഒരു നിശ്ചിത സ്വഭാവം കാണിക്കുക; സ്വയം നടത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വയം ചരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਵਹਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ; ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦਿਖਾਓ; ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਆਚਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

برتاؤ

ایک خاص انداز میں برتاؤ؛ ایک مخصوص رویہ دکھائیں؛ برتاؤ یا خود کو موافقت کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

表现

以某种方式行事；表现出某种行为；行为或举止

🇯🇵Japanese

振る舞う

特定の方法で行動する。特定の行動を示す。自分自身を振る舞う、または取り繕う

🇰🇷Korean

행동하다

특정한 방식으로 행동하다; 특정 행동을 보여줍니다. 행동하거나 처신하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ứng xử

cư xử theo một cách nhất định; thể hiện một hành vi nhất định; tự mình tiến hành hoặc cư xử

🇹🇭Thai

ประพฤติ

ประพฤติตนในลักษณะที่แน่นอน แสดงพฤติกรรมบางอย่าง ประพฤติหรือประจานตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berperilaku baik

berperilaku dengan cara tertentu; menunjukkan perilaku tertentu; bertingkah laku atau bertingkah laku

🇵🇭Filipino

kumilos

kumilos sa isang tiyak na paraan; magpakita ng isang tiyak na pag-uugali; pag-uugali o pagpapahalaga sa sarili

🇲🇾Malay

berkelakuan

berkelakuan dengan cara tertentu; menunjukkan tingkah laku tertentu; berkelakuan atau mementingkan diri sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتصرف

التصرف بطريقة معينة؛ إظهار سلوك معين؛ سلوك أو سلوك نفسه

🇮🇷Persian

رفتار کن

به شیوه ای خاص رفتار کنید؛ رفتار خاصی از خود نشان دهد؛ خود را رفتار یا تطبیق دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

davranmak

belli bir şekilde davranmak; belirli bir davranış göstermek; davranmak veya davranmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְנַהֵג

להתנהג בצורה מסוימת; להראות התנהגות מסוימת; להתנהג או להתחנף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'behave'?

The primary meaning of 'behave' is 'behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'behave' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'behave' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'behave' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'behave' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'behave' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'behave' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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