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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
"We expect everyone who supports and follows the club to behave in a respectful and responsible manner," the statement read.
“He did not pose a threat, not in the way looked, and not in the way he behaved, and not in the way he spoke,” Shehadeh said.
Light behaves in the same way within this system—it finds the appropriate path on its own by following the rules of thermodynamics.
Through advanced single-cell genomic analysis, the researchers examined RNA and DNA from thousands of individual brain cells to determine which ones behaved differently in people with depression and which DNA sequences might explain these variations.
“La Niña is occurring against a background of very warm global oceans and that’s making La Niña behave like it’s stronger than it looks,” Becker said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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