Be*have" , v. i. To act; to conduct; to bear or carry
one's self;
as, to behave well or ill.
&fist; This verb is often
used colloquially without an
adverb of manner; as, if
he does not
behave, he will be punished. It is also often applied to inanimate objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly.
Be*have" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Behaved (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Behaving.]
[AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain (akin to G.
gehaben (obs.) to have,
sich gehaben to behave or carry one's self); pref. be- +
habban to have. See Have, v. t. ] 1.
To manage or govern in
point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain. [Obs.]
He did behave his anger ere 't was spent.
Shak.
2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
Those that behaved themselves manfully.
2 Macc. ii.
21.
Hear it pronounced