Definition of behave

• v. t. - To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.
• v. t. - To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
• v. i. - To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill.
• v. t. - To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.
• v. t. - To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
• v. i. - To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill.