Tra từ behave - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. behave in a certain manner;
show a certain behavior;
conduct or comport oneself (Freq. 18)
- 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
• Syn:
act, do
• See Also:
act up (for: act)
• Hyponyms:
act involuntarily, act reflexively, fall over backwards, bend over backwards, presume,
vulgarize, vulgarise, optimize, optimise, quack, menace,
make, swagger, bluster, swash, freeze, wanton,
romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize, sentimentise, bungle,
play, toy, act, act as, stooge, joke,
jest, piffle, make as if, break down, lose it, snap,
dally, dawdle, backslap, hugger mugger, sauce, footle,
frivol, trifle, swell, puff up, follow, relax,
loosen up, ramp, rage, storm
• Verb Group:
act, play, act as, dissemble, pretend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s Adjective
2. behave in a certain manner (Freq. 3)
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
• Syn:
acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
• Derivationally related forms:
comportment (for: comport), conduct (for: conduct), deportment (for: deport), bearing (for: bear)
• Hypernyms:
hold, carry, bear, act, move
• Hyponyms:
fluster, assert, put forward, deal, walk around,
pose, posture
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. behave well or properly (Freq. 1)
- The children must learn to behave
• Syn:
comport
• Ant:
misbehave
• Derivationally related forms:
comportment (for: comport)
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
walk, assert oneself, remember oneself
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s