behave
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(verb) behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
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Synonyms: acquit, bear, carry, comport, conduct, deport |
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Related Words: act, assert, bear, carry, deal, fluster, hold, move, pose, put forward |
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(verb) behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave" |
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Synonyms: comport |
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Related Words: act, assert oneself, move, remember oneself, walk |
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Antonyms: misbehave |
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(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?" |
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Synonyms: act, do |
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Related Words: act, act as, act involuntarily, act reflexively, backslap, bluster, break down, bungle, follow, footle, freeze, frivol, hugger mugger, jest, joke, lose it, make, make as if, menace, piffle, play, puff up, quack, rage, ramp, romanticize, sauce, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, stooge, storm, swagger, swash, swell, trifle, wanton |
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