B1verb · transitive · common

behave

behave · behaves · behaved · behaving

вести себе, поводитися, поступити, поступати

вести себя, поступать, поступить, вести себя хорошо

sich benehmen, sich verhalten

To conduct well, or in a given wayTo conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.

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UK/bᵻˈheɪv/US/bɪˈheɪv/

» You should try to behave better.

Du solltest versuchen, dich besser zu benehmen.

Sie sollten versuchen, sich besser zu benehmen.

Ты должен постараться лучше себя вести.

Ты должен стараться лучше себя вести.

Вы должны стараться лучше себя вести.

Тебе надо стараться лучше себя вести.

Вам надо стараться лучше себя вести.

Маєш спробувати поводитися краще.

Meaning

4 senses

(reflexive)To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
You need to behave yourself, young lady.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
(intransitive)To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
He behaves like a child whenever she's around.
How did the students behave while I was gone?
sich benehmen, sich verhalten
вести́ себя́vestí sebjá, поступа́тьpostupátʹ, поступи́тьpostupítʹ
пово́дитисяpovódytysja, вести́ себе́vestý sebé, поступа́тиpostupáty
(intransitive)To act in a polite or proper way.
His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave.
sich benehmen
вести́ себя́ пра́вильноvestí sebjá právilʹno, вести́ себя́ хорошо́vestí sebjá xorošó
(obsolete, transitive)To conduct, manage, regulate (something).

Examples

712 sentences

You should try to behave better.
Маєш спробувати поводитися краще.
ruТы должен постараться лучше себя вести.
deDu solltest versuchen, dich besser zu benehmen.
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Boys can be trained to behave.
Хлопчиків можна навчити добре поводитись.
ruМальчиков можно научить вести себя хорошо.
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He behaved like he was afraid.
Він поводився так, наче боявся.
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Does Tom always behave like that?
Том завжди себе так поводить?
ruТом всегда себя так ведёт?
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You're behaving like a spoiled brat.
Ти поводишся, як зіпсований шибеник.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to act in a specific manner:

Русский

By meaning 2

to act in a specific manner:

to act in a polite or proper way:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to act in a specific manner:

Origin

From Middle English behaven, bihabben (“to restrain, behave”), from Old English behabban (

From Middle English behaven, bihabben (“to restrain, behave”), from Old English behabban (“to surround, embrace, hold, contain, hold back, withhold, restrain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan, equivalent to be- + have. Cognate with Middle Low German behebben, behāven (“to receive, acquire, reach, keep”), Low German behebben (“to act, behave”), German behaben (“to behave”).

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Forms

behaves, behaving, behaved, behaved

Base form	behave · to behave
3rd person singular	behaves
Present participle	behaving
Past simple	behaved
Past participle	behaved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	behave
he, she, it	behaves

Past simpleLesson

all persons

behaved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have behaved
he, she, it	has behaved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will behave

Synonyms

9 synonyms

treadB2 deport acquit

Close in meaning

behave well or properly:comport
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself:act do acquit bear deport conduct comport carry