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Search phrase: behave

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
HamletHam III.i.35And gather by him, as he is behaved,And gather by him, as he is behaued,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.iii.4behaved'st thyself as if thou hadst been in thine ownbehaued'st thy selfe, as if thou hadst beene in thine owne
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.55well-behaved reproof to all uncomeliness that I wouldwel-behaued reproofe to al vncomelinesse, that I would
OthelloOth IV.ii.107How have I been behaved, that he might stickHow haue I bin behau'd, that he might sticke

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Glossary

 27 result(s).
bearbehave, look, conduct [oneself]
bornebehaved, conducted, mannered
civilseemly, decent, well-behaved
co-actbehave together, carry on
dallytrifle, behave mockingly
dealproceed, behave, conduct oneself
demeanbehave, conduct, comport [oneself]
displayact, behave, carry on
dotebecome deranged, behave foolishly
forgetbehave inappropriately, lose sight of one's position
graciousgood, virtuous, well-behaved
insinuatebehave subtly, follow an indirect route
keepplay fair over, behave honourably over, have a proper regard to
madcapreckless, impulsive, wildly behaved
misdemeanbehave improperly, misconduct
mishavedbadly behaved
phantasimeone full of fancies, extravagantly behaved individual
princebehave like a prince, act royally
proceedbehave, pursue a course, conduct oneself
runfollow a course, behave
shufflebehave evasively, act shiftily
swaggerquarrel, squabble, behave in an insolent way
takebehave, act; or: rage, rant
usepresent, conduct, behave
wantoncruelly irresponsible, badly behaved
womanmake behave like a woman, weep
workact, behave, conduct oneself

Thesaurus

 39 result(s).
badly behavedwanton
badly behavedmishaved
behavebear
behavetake
behaveuse
behavework
behavedeal
behavedemean
behavedisplay
behaveproceed
behaverun
behave honourablykeep
behave improperlymisdemean
behave inappropriatelyforget
behave insolentlyswagger
behave like a princeprince
behave like a woman, makewoman
behave mockinglydally
behave subtlyinsinuate
behave togetherco-act
behavedborne
behaved, badlywanton
behaved, badlymishaved
behaved, wellcivil
behaved, wellgracious
behaved, wildlymadcap
evasively, behaveshuffle
extravagantly behaved individualphantasime
foolishly, behavedote
improperly behavemisdemean
inappropriately behaveforget
insolently behaveswagger
mockingly, behavedally
prince, behave like aprince
subtly, behaveinsinuate
well-behavedcivil
well-behavedgracious
wildly behavedmadcap
woman, make behave like awoman

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEHAVEBASICbehave v, behaviour n, haviour n
BEHAVEBADmishaved adj
BEHAVEGOODwell-behaved adj
WELL [very]BEHAVIOURwell-behaved adj

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