käyttäytyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- behave verb To act in a particular way, or to act properly and politely.
- comport verb (formal) To put up with something; to bear it.
- conduct noun The way a person behaves, especially in terms of morals or manners.
- demean verb To lower someone's dignity or make them seem less worthy of respect.
- do verb To perform or carry out an action or task.
- perform verb To carry out an action or task.
- walk verb To move on foot at a normal pace, always keeping at least one foot on the ground.
Senses
käyttäytyä is used for these senses in English:
- behave (intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
- carry oneself (idiomatic) To behave, especially with respect to how one's speech, body language, facial expressions, and grooming convey one's opinion concerning oneself.
- comport (reflexive) To behave (in a given manner). [from 17th c.]
- conduct (transitive, reflexive) To behave.
- demean (obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.
- demean (now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
- do (ditransitive) To have (as an effect).
- mind one's ps and qs (idiomatic) To be very careful to behave correctly.
comport — full definition
- verb (formal) To put up with something; to bear it.
- verb To fit or match with something else.
- verb To behave in a particular way.
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