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Meanings of behave in English

Portuguese
agir
Catalan
comportar-se
Spanish
comprtarse

Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.

        Related terms
        agir
        Portuguese
        comportar
        Catalan
        conduir-se

        Behave in a certain manner.

          comportar
          Usage of behave in English
          1
          Yet questions remain about how Chinese banks would behave in a crisis.
          Reuters
          2
          The animals, however exotic, would fundamentally behave like animals in zoos anywhere.
          Jurassic Park
          3
          Given the way banks behave, this is what I fear may happen.
          The Guardian
          4
          He will address the question of how business should behave in society.
          The Guardian
          5
          We should have a nanny state if parents continue behave like children.
          The Guardian
          6
          Potential suitors will certainly note how you behave during times of difficulty.
          Ebony
          7
          Therefore, the cells behave in a similar manner to osteocytes in vivo.
          Pubmed
          8
          The glands behave differently in the nectar-bearing and in the nectarless flowers.
          Darwin and Modern Science
          9
          Plus nobody really knows how big ships will behave so far north.
          Wired
          10
          I also don't believe that you'll behave any differently in the future.
          Avalon
          11
          Other people Other people behave very strangely at this time of year.
          The Guardian
          12
          It's no way to behave, and no way to run a system.
          The Guardian
          13
          Unlike their mostly fictional elders, the young people talk and behave realistically.
          Reuters
          14
          When you behave in the wrong way you always need to pay.
          The Guardian
          15
          In major emerging markets, politicians have to behave to appeal to investors.
          Reuters
          16
          Even bugaboos intended simply to instil terror generally behave in comprehensible ways.
          The Guardian
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          Translations for behave
          Behave through the time
          Behave across language varieties
          United Kingdom
          Common
          South Africa
          Common
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          Common
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