behave
gb/bɪhˈeɪv/ us/bɪhˈeɪv/
A1
אנגלית
~ 2700
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
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.
תבנית שימוש:
to behave [adverb/prepositional phrase]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'behave' with 'act' in all contexts. 'Behave' usually refers to manners or conduct, not simply performing an action.
מילים נרדפות
act (General term for doing something; less about conduct rules.)
|
conduct oneself (More formal or deliberate than 'behave'.)
הפכים
misbehave (To behave badly or break rules.)
צירופים
behave well
|behave badly
|behave properly
|behave responsibly
נושאים
daily life
|social behavior
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The boy behaves well at school.
- Please behave in class.
- She behaves kindly to her friends.
- The dog behaves badly when alone.
פועל
A1
action
2
act according to rules
To act politely and follow the rules.
תבנית שימוש:
to behave [oneself]
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners omit 'yourself' when speaking imperatively, which can sound incomplete or less natural.
מילים נרדפות
mind your manners (Informal; focuses on polite behavior.)
הפכים
misbehave (To act rudely or break rules.)
צירופים
behave yourself
|behave well
|behave properly
נושאים
daily life
|manners
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Behave yourself at the party.
- Please behave in the library.
- The children must behave in class.
פועל
technical
B1
action
3
function in a certain way
When something works or acts in a certain way.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] behaves [adverb/prepositional phrase]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse this with human behavior; here it refers to objects or systems.
מילים נרדפות
function (General term for operating; less about patterns under conditions.)
|
react (Focuses on response to a stimulus.)
צירופים
behave predictably
|behave differently
|behave like [something]
נושאים
science
|technology
דוגמאות
- Metals behave differently at high temperatures.
- The new software behaves as expected under heavy load.
- Water behaves unusually when it freezes.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The car behaves well on the road.
- This machine behaves strangely today.
- Ice behaves differently from water.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
behave
IPA
GB/bɪhˈeɪv/
US/bɪhˈeɪv/
הברות והטעמה
be - have (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (have)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: behave
- 3rd Person Singular: behaves
- Present Participle: behaving
- Past: behaved
משפחת מילים
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
ביטויים
behave yourself
1/bɪhˈeɪv jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
act politely and properly
Used to tell someone to act politely and follow the rules.
דוגמאות
- Behave yourself while I’m gone, okay?
- The teacher told the students to behave themselves during the assembly.