Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #206 of 1319

behave (v.)

to act in a certain way

Examples

  • Please behave politely.

Key rules

  • Behave means act in a certain way
  • Behave well or badly
  • Behave yourself is a command to be good

Use cases

  • Telling children how to act
  • Describing manners
  • Discussing conduct
💡 Tip: Behave is intransitive mostly; behaviour is the noun.
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