(behave towards)

  • 1behave towards — index treat (process) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2behave — v. 1) (d; intr.) to behave like (he behaved like a gentleman) 2) (D; intr.) to behave towards (how did they behave towards you?) * * * [bɪ heɪv] (d; intr.) to behave like (he behaved like a gentleman) (D; intr.) to behave towards (how did they… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 3behave */*/ — UK [bɪˈheɪv] / US verb Word forms behave : present tense I/you/we/they behave he/she/it behaves present participle behaving past tense behaved past participle behaved 1) [intransitive] to do things in a particular way The children behaved very… …

    English dictionary

  • 4behave — be|have W3S3 [bıˈheıv] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: have [i] to hold or bear (yourself), behave (14 16 centuries)] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to do things that are good, bad, sensible etc = ↑act ▪ She behaved in a very responsible way .… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5behave — v. 1 intr. a act or react (in a specified way) (behaved well). b (esp. to or of a child) conduct oneself properly. c (of a machine etc.) work well (or in a specified way) (the computer is not behaving today). 2 refl. (esp. of or to a child) show… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 6behave — 1 Behave, conduct, comport, demean, deport, acquit, quit are comparable when they mean to act or to cause or allow (oneself) to act in a specified way or in a way that evokes comment. Behave denotes the performing of various actions or the saying …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7behave — verb ADVERB ▪ impeccably (esp. BrE), perfectly, well ▪ honourably/honorably ▪ aggressively, badly, disgracefully (esp. BrE), outrageously …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 8Towards Zero — Infobox Book | name = Towards Zero title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the US (true first) edition. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image. author = Agatha Christie illustrator = cover… …

    Wikipedia

  • 9Oh Sailor Behave — (1930) Directed by Archie Mayo Written by Joseph Jackson Sid Silvers from the play by Elme …

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  • 10play — 1 /pleI/ verb 1 CHILDREN (I, T) when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often together or with toys: The children ran off to play on the beach. | play sth: The boys were playing soldiers. | I don t want to play that game! (+ with):… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English