behaves
- 1Third-person singular simple present of behave.
The old engine behaves differently once the weather turns cold.
She behaves with remarkable patience around even the rudest customers.
Note
The -s form carries every use of the verb, and the reflexive one needs a matching pronoun: she behaves herself, the dog behaves itself. With no adverb at all the verb approves (the child behaves means the child is good), so a neutral description needs a manner word: behaves oddly, behaves with care. An older transitive use, meaning to manage or regulate something, is obsolete.
He always behaves himself when his grandmother visits.
The puppy finally behaves, so we can take him to the park.
behaves is a form of behave
behave, verb: To act in a polite and proper way, as good company and social occasions call for. Full entry
- Spelling
- behave → behaves: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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