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be·have (bĭ-hāv́)

[Middle English behaven, be-, be-, + haven, to have; see have.]

verb: -haved, -hav·ing, -haves. 

intransitive verb 

    1. To conduct oneself in a specified way: The child behaved badly at the party.
    2. To conduct oneself in a proper way: I told the child to behave.
  2. To act, react, function, or perform in a particular way: This fabric behaves well even in hot weather.

transitive verb 

  1. To conduct (oneself) properly: Did you behave yourself at the party?
  2. To conduct (oneself) in a specified way: The witness behaved herself with great calmness.