Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for behave. Search instead for behangene.
Definitions

behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
VERB
function
Synonyms
Antonyms




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"We are grown men and we know how to behave," said Joe Root.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Democratic theory tells us how to expect politicians to behave in the presence of such incentives.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

As much as we like to think that adults will behave responsibly, you run the risk of the tenant/landlord saying, “I lost $100.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Among them was the academy’s annual summer party, themed after 18th-century Georgian pleasure gardens — Britain’s oil-lamp-lit outdoor venues where aristocrats, the newly rich and everyday revelers gathered to see, be seen and behave badly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

He kissed his head and told him to behave.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Weights refer to calculations or rules governing how an AI system behaves.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Even a well-stocked farmers market rarely behaves like a supermarket organized around a recipe’s demands.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Controlling how light behaves inside materials has already led to technologies that shape modern life.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Researchers also say there is a lot unknown about cyclospora, which behaves differently and is more difficult to track than other foodborne bacteria like E. Coli or salmonella.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Actually, that’s unfair to Harlow, who behaves like a perfect angel.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

This approach helped address a major criticism of earlier "power pose" research: that participants may have behaved differently because they understood what the researchers expected.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

But he behaved as if he’d spent a childhood surviving hardscrabble East Coast streets and was scornful of bourgeois diction.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Instead, reporters sat in their black-tie attire and behaved like sycophants.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

The released model behaved as if it never learned that information.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

As far as Ralph could see, teachers behaved like ordinary people except that, unlike parents, they said, “Oh, dear, school will soon be starting.”

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

“Frontier research is actually just about coaxing the models into behaving the way you want them to,” said James Donovan, OpenAI’s former head of cognitive outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

When electrons are restricted to a two-dimensional plane and interact strongly enough, they can begin behaving very differently from ordinary electrons.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Lilly had its own struggles producing enough tirzepatide, but it quickly turned to new ideas that aligned with the way many patients were behaving — like consumers, not patients.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Birds and other animals, bewildered by unforeseen night, start behaving strangely.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

“And now you are behaving as if you were.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




Vocabulary lists containing behave


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training