behave
part of speech
verb (behave, behaves, behaved, behaving)
meaning for a pupil
1) To act or do things in a certain way: behave well, behave badly, behave strangely. tree →
2) To act in a good, polite and acceptable way: please behave yourself. tree →
3) In science, how a material or animal acts in certain conditions: how ice behaves when heated. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It describes how people act. In these verses it means acting proudly or rudely toward others. Interpretation: Isaiah warns that in a time of trouble, young people will shame the old. Tradition teaches respect for elders as part of the Torah. In the primary lessons: At school and at home, behaving well means following rules, being kind, listening, taking turns and being polite; good behaviour helps everyone learn and feel safe. In science, we observe how animals behave (ants follow trails, cats hunt at dusk) and how materials behave (metals expand when heated). In stories, how characters behave shows what they are like. Phrases: "behave yourself", "behave well/badly", "well-behaved", "badly behaved", "behave like".
examples
- Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly. (Writings JOB.36.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the people shall oppress one another, every man his fellow, and every man his neighbour; the child shall behave insolently against the aged, and the base against the honourable, (Prophets ISA.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Please behave yourself at Grandma's house. tree →
- The class behaved very well on the trip. tree →
- Our new puppy is learning how to behave. tree →
- How does chocolate behave when you heat it? tree →
- Why is the cat behaving so strangely? tree →
- He behaved like a real friend. tree →
- The children were well behaved at the museum. tree →
- Scientists study how bees behave in the hive. tree →
- Pinocchio promised to study and to behave himself. tree →
note
Regular verb: behaved, behaving. Noun: behaviour (British, Irish, Australian, NZ spelling) / behavior (American). "Behave yourself" is a common phrase meaning "be good". "Well-behaved" uses a hyphen before a noun: a well-behaved dog.
In the corpora
- A righteous man hateth lying; but a wicked man behaveth vilely and shamefully.
- A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but the fool behaveth overbearingly, and is confident.
- Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;
- Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
- Being an AI is not good or bad by itself; what matters is how an AI behaves and how people use it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «behave» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.