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behave
verb as in act reasonably, properly
Strongest match
Weak matches
- act correctly
- act one's age
- act with decorum
- be civil
- be good
- be nice
- be on best behavior
- be orderly
- comport oneself
- conduct oneself properly
- demean oneself
- deport oneself
- discipline oneself
- keep one's nose clean
- keep the peace
- live up to
- manage oneself
- mind one's manners
- mind one's p's and q's
- observe golden rule
- observe the law
- play fair
- shape up
- toe the mark
- watch one's step
Example Sentences
It’s been a very successful partnership in terms of the steering the course of the character, and where she goes and how she behaves and what she says.
It was soothing to sit in a room with other people who behaved in many of the same ways I did.
The company, however, did acknowledge "there have been moments where our systems did not behave as intended in sensitive situations".
That brings the threat of fires sparked by lightning, amid high temperatures that could spur fires to grow vertically, in a plume-like shape, and to behave erratically.
In the meantime, even if he’s not quite embracing the term itself, the president is behaving like a dictator.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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