Meaning
- (verb) To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way. “You need to behave yourself, young lady.”
- (verb) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner. “He behaves like a child whenever she's around.”
- (verb) To conduct, manage, regulate (something).
- (verb) To act in a polite or proper way. “His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave.”
Letter breakdown
- Behaves contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
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Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
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Words starting with BEH
- behalf
- behalves
- behave
- behaved
- behaving
- behavior
- behavioral
- behead
- beheaded
- beheading
- beheads
- beheld
- behemoth
- behemoths
- behest
- behests
- behind
- behinds
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Words ending with VES
Reader questions
What does Behaves mean?
To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.
How many letters are in Behaves?
Behaves has 7 letters.
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