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Synonyms for behave
bɪˈheɪvbe·have

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  1. act, behave, doverb

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

    "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

    Synonyms:
    perform, playact, dissemble, comport, act, move, get along, carry, suffice, fare, answer, deport, make, roleplay, arrange, coif, act as, execute, manage, cause, work, do, coiffure, play, represent, make out, practice, acquit, conduct, exercise, pretend, come, coiffe, serve, set, practise, dress, bear

    Antonyms:
    misconduct, misdemean, misbehave

  2. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carryverb

    behave in a certain manner

    "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

    Synonyms:
    exile, digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, act, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, sway, assoil, extend, carry, guide, lead, deliver, put up, take, stick out, channel, expect, deport, assume, pay, endure, take over, deal, dribble, run, extradite, do, transport, exculpate, stomach, birth, direct, hold, expatriate, transmit, clear, stock, have, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, discharge, stand, exonerate, gestate, contain, accept, carry on, stockpile, give birth, wear, bear

    Antonyms:
    misconduct, misbehave, misdemean

  3. behave, comportverb

    behave well or properly

    "The children must learn to behave"

    Synonyms:
    act, deport, do, comport, conduct, carry, acquit, bear

    Antonyms:
    misdemean, misbehave, misconduct

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Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. behaveverb

    Synonyms:
    act, conduct one's self, demean one's self, acquit one's self, behave one's self

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  1. behaveverb

    Synonyms:
    deport one's self, act, bear

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "behave":

    behaviour, behaved, act

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How to use behave in a sentence?

  1. Hannes Schroeder:

    Our ancestors lived in a different environment and had a different lifestyle and diet, and it is therefore interesting to find out how this is reflected in their microbiome,' it can help us understand how pathogens have evolved and spread over time, and what makes them particularly virulent in a given environment. At the same time, it may help predict how a pathogen will behave in the future, and how it might be contained or eradicated.

  2. Morgan Ortagus:

    If the Iranians are willing to engage on changing their ways to behave like a normal nation.

  3. Arnold Bennett:

    Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

  4. Edward Morgan Forster:

    The historian must have some conceptions of how men who are not historians behave.

  5. Rahimullah Samander:

    In some cases, government employees, specially low-ranking police officers, do not understand how to behave with reporters.


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