misbehave
To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected mannerTo act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
» How do you punish your children when they misbehave?
Как вы наказываете детей, когда они плохо себя ведут? — marafon
Как ты наказываешь детей, когда они плохо себя ведут? — marafon
Як ти караєш дітей, коли вони погано поводяться? — deniko
Як ви караєте дітей, коли вони погано поводяться? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(reflexive)To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
He doesn't mean to misbehave; he just doesn't know better.
Fehlverhalten, schlechtes Benehmen
плохо себя вестиploxo sebja vesti
- behave badly
Examples
35 sentencesHow do you punish your children when they misbehave?
Як ти караєш дітей, коли вони погано поводяться? — deniko
ruКак вы наказываете детей, когда они плохо себя ведут? — marafon
Tom spanked his son for misbehaving.
It was your children who were misbehaving.
The teacher made Tom sit in the corner because he misbehaved.
ruУчитель посадил Тома в угол, потому что он плохо себя вёл. — marafon
Both Tom and Mary got sent to the principal's office for misbehaving in class.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English misbehaven, equivalent to mis- + behave.From Middle English misbehaven, equivalent to mis- + behave.
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Forms
misbehaves, misbehaving, misbehaved, misbehaved| Base form | misbehave · to misbehave |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misbehaves |
| Present participle | misbehaving |
| Past simple | misbehaved |
| Past participle | misbehaved |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- behave badly:misconductmisdemean
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.