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[bɪˈheɪv], (Verb)
Definitions:
- act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others
(e.g: he always behaved like a gentleman)
- conduct oneself in accordance with the accepted norms of a society or group
(e.g: ‘Just behave, Tom,’ he said)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from be- ‘thoroughly’ + have in the sense ‘have or bear (oneself) in a particular way’
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