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behave
verb
-
behave
,
behaving
,
behaves
,
behaved
to
act
in
a
polite
or
socially
acceptable
way
•
“
Please
behave
while
we
are
at
the
museum
,”
the
teacher
whispered
to
her
class
.
“
Please
behave
while
we
are
at
the
museum
,”
the
teacher
whispered
to
her
class
.
•
The
puppy
will
behave
if
you
give
it
a
treat
.
The
puppy
will
behave
if
you
give
it
a
treat
.
From
Middle
English
behaven
,
from
be-
+
have
in
the
sense
of
‘
to
hold
oneself
’.
verb
-
behave
,
behaving
,
behaves
,
behaved
of
a
thing
or
substance
:
to
act
or
operate
in
a
particular
way
•
My
old
laptop
starts
to
behave
strangely
when
it
overheats
.
My
old
laptop
starts
to
behave
strangely
when
it
overheats
.
•
Scientists
study
how
liquids
behave
at
very
low
temperatures
.
Scientists
study
how
liquids
behave
at
very
low
temperatures
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
:
be-
+
have
,
extended
to
describe
the
manner
in
which
objects
or
systems
act
.
