behave

/bɪˈheɪv/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
behaves
past
behaved
past participle
behaved
gerund
behaving

Meaning

  1. comportarse

    • The children behaved well at the party.

      Los niños se comportaron bien en la fiesta.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

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Spanish

gamberrear

Close — behaving (badly) relates to "acting like a hooligan."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa behave?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The children ___ well at the party.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a behave?

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