behave, conduct, deport, comport, acquit mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way. behave may apply to the meeting of a standard of what is proper or decorous. conduct implies …

BEHAVE definition: to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself. See examples of behave used in a sentence.

BEHAVE meaning: 1. to act in a particular way: 2. to show particular behaviour in a particular situation or under…. Learn more.

If you behave or behave yourself, you act in the way that people think is correct and proper. You have to behave. [VERB] They were expected to behave themselves. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

1. to act or react in a particular way: The car behaves well in traffic. 2. to act properly: Did the child behave?

be•have /bɪˈheɪv/ v., -haved, -hav•ing. [no object] to act or react in a particular way: The car behaves well in traffic. to act properly: [no object] Did the child behave? [~ + oneself] to behave oneself in public.

Behave definition: To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way.