🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

comportarse

Pronunciation / Transliteration: komporˈtarse

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Behave/bɪˈheɪv/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los niños deben comportarse bien en público."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To act in a specified way, especially toward others.

    "Children are often taught to behave politely in public."
  2. 2

    To conduct oneself in a proper manner.

    "He always tries to behave well during meetings."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'behave' originates from the Middle English 'behaven', which is derived from the Old English 'behabban', meaning 'to have or hold'. The meaning has evolved to refer to the manner in which one conducts oneself, particularly in social contexts.

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