behave

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

be·have (bĭ-hāvʹ)v. be·haved, be·hav·ing, be·havesv. intr.
1.
a. To conduct oneself in a specified way:
The child behaved badly at the party.
b. To conduct oneself in a proper way:
I told the child to behave.
2. To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way:
This fabric behaves well even in hot weather.v. tr.
1. To conduct (oneself) properly:
Did you behave yourself at the party?
2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way:
The witness behaved herself with great calmness. [Middle English behaven: be-, be- + haven, to have; see have.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  comport, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, carry, act, do
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  misbehave, misconduct, misdemean