behave
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
You should act like an adult
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Sense 2 verb
behave in a certain manner
She carried herself well
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Sense 3 verb
behave well or properly
The children must learn to behave
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | act up |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | act as |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | pretend |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | act involuntarily |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall over backwards |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | presume |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulgarize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | optimize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | menace |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | make |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | swagger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | freeze |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wanton |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | romanticize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sentimentize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bungle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | act as |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stooge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | joke |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | piffle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | make |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | make as if |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lose it |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dally |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | backslap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hugger mugger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sauce |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | footle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | frivol |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | swell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | follow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | loosen up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | storm |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | behavior |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demeanor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comportment |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | carry |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fluster |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | put forward |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | deal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | walk around |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | posture |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | misconduct |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | comportment |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | walk |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | assert oneself |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | remember oneself |