conduct oneself well

  • 1conduct — conductible, adj. conductibility, n. n. /kon dukt/; v. /keuhn dukt /, n. 1. personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment. 2. direction or management; execution: the conduct of a business. 3. the act of conducting; guidance; escort: The …

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  • 2be|have — «bih HAYV», verb, haved, hav|ing. –v.i. 1. to manage, handle, or conduct oneself; act: »The dog does not behave well in the house. The ship behaves well even in rough water. SYNONYM(S): do. 2. to act properly; do what is right: »Did you behave… …

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  • 3behave — verb 1) she behaved badly Syn: conduct oneself, act, acquit oneself, bear oneself; formal comport oneself; archaic deport oneself 2) the children behaved themselves Syn: act correctly, act properly, conduct oneself well, be well behaved, be good; …

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  • 4behave — verb 1) she behaved badly Syn: act, conduct oneself, acquit oneself 2) the children behaved themselves Syn: act correctly, be good, be well behaved, conduct oneself well • Ant: mi …

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  • 5behave — verb /bɪˈheɪv/ a) To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. You need to behave yourself, young lady. b) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; He behaves like a child whenever shes around. See Also: behavior, behavioral, behavioris …

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  • 6behave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. bear, conduct, or comport oneself, act. Ant., misbehave. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To act] Syn. perform, work, run, function; see act 1 . 2. [To act in a specified or proper way] Syn. conduct oneself …

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  • 7play — playingly, adv. playless, adj. playlike, adj. /play/, n. 1. a dramatic composition or piece; drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or activity for amusement or recreation. 4. fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said …

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  • 8behave — verb (behaved; behaving) Etymology: Middle English behaven, from be + haven to have, hold Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way 2. to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner …

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  • 9play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …

  • 10KEDUSHAH — (Heb. קְדֻשָּׁה). The biblical term for holiness is kodesh; mishnaic Hebrew, kedushah, and that which is regarded as holy is called kadosh. Jewish exegetes, following early rabbinic interpretation (Sifra) of Leviticus 19:2: You shall be holy, for …

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