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Definition behave

Etymology

From Middle English behaven, bihabben (“to restrain, behave”), equivalent to be- +‎ have. Compare Old English behabban (“to include, hold, surround, comprehend, contain, detain, withhold, restrain”), Middle High German behaben (“to hold, take possession of”).

Verb

behave (third-person singular simple present behaves, present participle behaving, simple past and past participle behaved)

1. (reflexive) To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.
2. (intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To conduct, manage, regulate (something).
4. (intransitive) To act in a polite or proper way.

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