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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 not easy to tell how the groups that come to power will behave, and Syrians will naturally expect to see that," he says.
And more than 30 current and former members of staff said a culture of heavy drinking led to instances when founder Benjamin Cohen and his husband behaved inappropriately towards younger male employees.
The Democrats and the other supposed defenders of American democracy and civil society are instead largely behaving like the battle to defeat Trumpism is now lost even before he has even taken office.
Skinner's team analyzed their cells for modifications to their epigenetics, which are molecular factors and processes that are independent of DNA sequence but determine how genes behave.
He said they had been free to behave in a way that damaged their own health, but they owed him a duty of care and their actions led to his premature death.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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