Synonyms for behave
bɪˈheɪv

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1. act, behave, do(verb)

   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, carry(verb)

   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, comport(verb)

   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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1. behave(v. n.)

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

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1. behave(v)

   Synonyms:
   deport one's self, act, bear

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1. List of paraphrases:

   behaviour, behaved, act

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How to use behave in a sentence?

1. Jose Daniel Ferrer:

   It's a little gift ahead of the Obama visit for those seven. The other four, we were not were not even offered this little present because, according to the regime, those seven behave well and the four of us behave poorly, something we reject.

2. La Rochefoucauld:

   Perfect valor is to behave, without witnesses, as one would act were all the world watching.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   We're going to get an outcome which forces China to behave in a way that, if you want to be a power, a global power -- transparency, rule of law, you don't steal intellectual property.

4. Mark Malone:

   A signed written agreement is essential to set the ground rules in a fair and unbiased way so each patient has a clear understanding of how they are expected to behave, without these rules in place, it would be much riskier to prescribe opioids.

5. Henry Kissinger:

   The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other, whom he assumes to have perfect vision.

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