Definisjon av behave

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Verb

behave - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
bear, hold, carry move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
act, move 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"
fluster cause to be nervous or upset
assert, put forward state categorically
deal do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
walk around walk randomly; "We were walking around in the neighborhood to see whether we could find an open drugstore"
posture, pose pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
behave - behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
comport
misbehave, misdemean, misconduct behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning"
act, move 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"
walk obtain a base on balls
assert oneself put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner
remember oneself recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly; "Please remember yourself, Charles!"
behave - 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"
act, do
act up make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again"
act involuntarily, act reflexively act in an uncontrolled manner
bend over backwards, fall over backwards try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law"
presume take liberties or act with too much confidence
vulgarise, vulgarize debase and make vulgar; "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage"
optimise, optimize act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
quack act as a medical quack or a charlatan
menace act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
bluster, swagger, swash blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"
freeze suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
wanton behave extremely cruelly and brutally
romanticize act in a romantic way
sentimentise, sentimentize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
bungle spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly; "I bungled it!"
toy, play manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
act as, act, play function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"
stooge act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner; "He stooged for the flamboyant Senator"
jest, joke act in a funny or teasing way
piffle act in a trivial or ineffective way
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
make as if begin or appear to begin an action; "He made as if to shake my hand"
dissemble, pretend, act behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
lose it, break down, snap collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
dawdle, dally consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
backslap display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings"
hugger mugger act stealthily or secretively
sauce add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"
footle act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
frivol, trifle act frivolously
puff up, swell make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up"
follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
loosen up, relax cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
rage, ramp, storm feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"
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Verb

behave - To conduct oneself well, or in a given way.
behave - To conduct, manage, regulate something.
behave - To act in a polite or proper way.

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  • behave
    Act in a polite or proper way.
  • behave
    To act in a (specified or unspecified) way, in a social context.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) behave
  • Presens: behave / behaves
  • Preteritum: behaved
  • Perfektum: (have) behaved

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