behave

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈheɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈheɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi hāv′)

Inflections of 'behave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
behaves
v 3rd person singular
behaving
v pres p
behaved
v past
behaved
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
behave⇒ vi (act in a given way)comportarse⇒ v prnl
 The school's director doesn't like the way the student behaves.
 Al director no le gusta como se comporta ese alumno.
behave vi (act properly)portarse⇒, comportarse⇒ v prnl
 Our mother commanded us to behave.
 Nuestra madre nos ordenó que nos portáramos (or: comportáramos) bien.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
behave badly vi + adv (act in an inappropriate or naughty way)portarse mal loc verb
  no comportarse loc verb
  comportarse de mala manera loc verb
behave well vi + adv (act properly)portarse bien loc verb
  comportarse⇒ v prnl
behave yourself vi + refl (act nicely)comportarse⇒ v prnl
Note: Often used in the imperative.
 Please behave yourselves when we visit grandma.
 Por favor, compórtense cuando visitemos a su abuela.
  portarse bien v prnl + adv
 Por favor, pórtense bien cuando visitemos a su abuela.
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'behave' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
act - act like - arse about - be on your best behavior - be yourself - bluster - canoodle - clean up your act - clown around - comport yourself - conduct yourself - deal - debauch - demand attention - deport - do - do your number - effervesce - fool - get friendly - get into - get rough - go on the rampage - goof around - have a death wish - horse around - keep your nose clean - kid around - lead by example - live fast - live hard - matey - mend your ways - mincingly - mind your manners - misbehave - muck about - pay back in your own coin - perv - play about - play according to the rules - play fair - play nice - play the fool - play your cards - posture - put on an act - ramp and rage - retrain - roughhouse
Spanish:
comportar - portar - gastar - actuar - aniñarse - civilizado - comportarse bien - comportarse como un adolescente - comportarse como un adulto - comportarse como un niño - comportarse mal - conducir - disforzar - ir de tonto - niñear - obrar - portarse bien - proceder - saber estar - templar

Collocations: behave [poorly, badly, responsibly, well, properly], behave more [respectfully, responsibly, kindly], behave with [respect, integrity, dignity], more...

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