How to use behave in a sentence

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More sentences with behave

• I'm fed up with your constant antics in class. Please behave yourself!From the entry antic
• The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.From the entry appropriate
• Despite extensive simulation in the design phase, the aircraft failed to behave as expected.From the entry simulation
• Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.From the entry strict
• Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.From the entry mischievous
• He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.From the entry otherwise
• With the way he behaved, it's no wonder he found out.From the entry find out
• The teacher suspected he was on drugs because he was behaving weirdly.From the entry weirdly
• Noticing the fiver that fell out his friend's pocket, he was reluctant to behave immorally.From the entry immorally
• They may be approaching 40, but after three beers they are behaving as immaturely as any teenager.From the entry immaturely
• His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave himself.From the entry behave oneself
• I can't believe anyone past the age of six would behave like that in public.From the entry like that
• They say "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", which means "behave as those around you do."From the entry say
• That men should behave in such a way!From the entry that
• I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself.From the entry please
• He was behaving in an uneasy way.From the entry uneasy
• He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.From the entry torment
• He is behaving like a sublime idiot.From the entry sublime
• He behaved most singularly when we met him last night.From the entry singularly
• The young boys were behaving very knackery in the park.From the entry knackery
• The brothers never behaved in class when they were together, so we had to split them up for the exam.From the entry split up
• While on camera, Bruce behaves famously, but as soon as they stop rolling he turns into a scoundrel.From the entry on camera
• He must be bugsy to behave so impulsively!From the entry bugsy
• You are on your honor to behave well.From the entry on one's honor
• We see in this kingdom's early mythology that many gods behaved like mortals, vying for power and trying to outcun each other.From the entry outcun
• The Arago spot played an important role in the discovery of the wave nature of light and is a common way to demonstrate that light behaves as a wave.From the entry Arago spot
• Aristotle argued the law of non-triviality was an inevitable belief for all people because denying it is not possible if a person is going to behave in a discriminating way.From the entry law of nontriviality
• Her friends had noticed that Sophia had been behaving erratically over the last few days.2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found…. From the entry erratically
• They should behave brotherly toward one another because they are rational and moral beings.2025, Usha Rana, Rupender Singh, Combating Human Trafficking. From the entry brotherly
• Our observations provide evidence that CO2 appears to behave similarly at Hunga.2024 August, Sharon L. Walker, Cornel E. J. de Ronde, “Ongoing Activity at Hunga Submarine Volcano, Tonga: The Case for Better Monitoring…. From the entry syneruptively
• A drum horse called Apollo would not behave, skittering sideways determinedly.6 May 2023, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian. From the entry drum horse
• Similarly, plants and mycorrhizal fungi are no longer thought of as behaving either mutualistically or parasitically.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life. From the entry parasitically
• Conversely, infinite wealth should probably have infinity utilons, though large numbers might behave oddly.2019 June 18, Agustin Lebron, The Laws of Trading: A Trader's Guide to Better Decision-Making for Everyone, Hoboken, New Jersey: John…. From the entry utilon
• The number of UK pubs is falling and there is less consensus about how punters should behave.2018 June 6, Tony Naylor, “The new rules of pub etiquette: don't flirt with bar staff or steal the glasses”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry punter

Meaning of behave

1. verb To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
2. verb To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
3. verb To conduct, manage, regulate (something).

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Questions about behave in a sentence

How do you use behave in a sentence?

Behave is used as a verb. For example: “You need to behave yourself, young lady.”

What is a short sentence with behave?

“He is behaving like a sublime idiot.”

What does behave mean?

Behave means to conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.