behave

动词 v.
/bɪˈheɪv/|/biːˈheɪv/    /bɪˈheɪv/|/bi-/|/bə-/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform. reflexive
    — You need to behave yourself, young lady.
  2. To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. intransitive
    — He behaves like a child whenever she's around.
  3. To conduct, manage, regulate (something). obsolete,transitive
    — He did behave his anger ere 'twas spent.
  4. To act in a polite or proper way. intransitive
    — His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave.

词形变化

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词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.
Proto-Germanic *habjaną
Proto-West Germanic *habbjan
Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan
Old English behabban
Middle English behaven
English behave
From Middle English behaven, bihabben (“to restrain, behave”), from Old English behabban (“to surround, embrace, hold, contain, hold back, withhold, restrain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan, equivalent to be- + have. Cognate with Middle Low German behebben, behāven (“to receive, acquire, reach, keep”), Low German behebben (“to act, behave”), German behaben (“to behave”).
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