behave

S2 W2

BrE /bɪˈheɪv/ AmE /bɪˈheɪv/

verb en → es

past behaved pp behaved ing behaving

1 ACT/BEHAVE [intransitive] A2

to act in a particular way, especially towards other people

comportarse, portarse

  • behave well/badly

Collocations behave badly/well · behave yourself

  • The children were behaving very badly.

    Los niños se estaban portando muy mal.

2 CONDUCT [transitive] B1

to control the way someone behaves, especially a child or young person

hacer que alguien se comporte bien/mal

  • behave somebody well/badly

Collocations behave a child well · behave children properly

  • I can't believe how badly he's behaving.

    No puedo creer cómo se está portando tan mal.