behave
gb/bɪhˈeɪv/ us/bɪhˈeɪv/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 2700
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
act in a certain manner
To do things in a certain way, especially how you act toward others or in a situation.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to behave [adverb/prepositional phrase]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'behave' with 'act' in all contexts. 'Behave' usually refers to manners or conduct, not simply performing an action.
Συνώνυμα
act (General term for doing something; less about conduct rules.)
|
conduct oneself (More formal or deliberate than 'behave'.)
Αντώνυμα
misbehave (To behave badly or break rules.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
behave well
|behave badly
|behave properly
|behave responsibly
Θέματα
daily life
|social behavior
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The children were told to behave during the ceremony.
- I try to behave politely when meeting new people.
- He behaved strangely after hearing the news.
- Please behave yourself at the dinner table.
- They behaved exactly as we expected.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The boy behaves well at school.
- Please behave in class.
- She behaves kindly to her friends.
- The dog behaves badly when alone.
Ρήμα
A1
action
2
act according to rules
To act politely and follow the rules.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to behave [oneself]
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners omit 'yourself' when speaking imperatively, which can sound incomplete or less natural.
Συνώνυμα
mind your manners (Informal; focuses on polite behavior.)
Αντώνυμα
misbehave (To act rudely or break rules.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
behave yourself
|behave well
|behave properly
Θέματα
daily life
|manners
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Behave yourself while your parents are away.
- Visitors are expected to behave properly in the museum.
- The teacher asked the students to behave during the trip.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Behave yourself at the party.
- Please behave in the library.
- The children must behave in class.
Ρήμα
technical
B1
action
3
function in a certain way
When something works or acts in a certain way.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] behaves [adverb/prepositional phrase]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with human behavior; here it refers to objects or systems.
Συνώνυμα
function (General term for operating; less about patterns under conditions.)
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react (Focuses on response to a stimulus.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
behave predictably
|behave differently
|behave like [something]
Θέματα
science
|technology
Παραδείγματα
- Metals behave differently at high temperatures.
- The new software behaves as expected under heavy load.
- Water behaves unusually when it freezes.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The car behaves well on the road.
- This machine behaves strangely today.
- Ice behaves differently from water.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
behave
IPA
GB/bɪhˈeɪv/
US/bɪhˈeɪv/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
be - have (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (have)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: behave
- 3rd Person Singular: behaves
- Present Participle: behaving
- Past: behaved
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
behaves
verb
behaving
verb
behaved
verb
Related words
behavioral
adjective B2
behavioural
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
misbehave
verb
misbehavior
noun
misbehaviour
noun
Εκφράσεις
behave yourself
1/bɪhˈeɪv jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
act politely and properly
Used to tell someone to act politely and follow the rules.
Παραδείγματα
- Behave yourself while I’m gone, okay?
- The teacher told the students to behave themselves during the assembly.