Unscramble behave

Definition of behave

verb:

• behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult", "Don't behave like a fool", "What makes her do this way?", "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people". Synonyms: act, do.
• behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well", "he bore himself with dignity", "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times". Synonyms: acquit, bear, carry, comport, conduct, deport.
• behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave". Synonyms: comport. Antonyms: misbehave.

Related words

act, assert, backslap, bluster, bungle, dally, dawdle, deal, fluster, follow, footle, freeze, frivol, jest, joke, make, menace, optimise, optimize, piffle, play, pose, posture, presume, quack, rage, ramp, relax, romanticize, sauce, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, snap, stooge, storm, swagger, swash, swell, toy, trifle, vulgarise, vulgarize, walk, wanton.

Words nearby

behove.

Rhymes with

brave, cave, concave, crave, deprave, engrave, enslave, grave, knave, lave, misbehave, misbehave, nave, pave, rave, save, shave, slave, stave, waive.