📖 Definitions of "Behaving"
verb
- 1
To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.
"You need to behave yourself, young lady."
- 2
To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
"He behaves like a child whenever she's around."
- 3
To conduct, manage, regulate (something).
- 4
To act in a polite or proper way.
"His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave."
noun
- 1
Behaviour
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Behaving"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deportverb | (transitive) To evict, especially from a country. |
| conductverb | Behaviour; the manner of behaving. |
| comportverb | (reflexive) To behave (in a given manner). |
| acquitverb | (transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty. |
| doverb | (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. |
| carryverb | (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| actverb | (intransitive) To do something. |
| bearverb | (now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with). |
| doingnoun | A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. |
| resulting | Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant. |
| leadingnoun | Providing guidance or direction. |
| actingnoun | (uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor. |
| entailingverb | (transitive) To imply, require, or invoke. |
| deportingverb | (transitive) To evict, especially from a country. |
| conductingnoun | Synonym of conductive. |
| operatingnoun | In operation; that operates. |
| performingnoun | A performance. |
| comportingverb | (reflexive) To behave (in a given manner). |
| abidingnoun | Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast. |
| functioningnoun | functional, working |
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