behaving

Variant of behave

behave definition

be·have (bē hāv′, bi-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb behaved -·haved′, behaving -·hav′·ing

  1. to conduct (oneself or itself) in a specified way; act or react
  2. to conduct (oneself) in a correct or proper way

Etymology: see be- & have

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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