Collocations for behave - verb
ADVERB
impeccably (esp. BrE),
perfectly,
well
honourably/honorably
aggressively, badly, disgracefully (esp. BrE), outrageously (esp. BrE)
Children who behave badly are rejecting adult values.
honourably/honorably
aggressively, badly, disgracefully (esp. BrE), outrageously (esp. BrE)
Children who behave badly are rejecting adult values.
appropriately,
correctly,
properly,
responsibly
The officers investigated whether soldiers had behaved correctly.
The officers investigated whether soldiers had behaved correctly.
improperly (esp. BrE),
inappropriately,
irresponsibly
rationally, reasonably
irrationally, stupidly, unreasonably (esp. BrE)
normally
erratically, oddly, strangely, suspiciously (esp. BrE)
differently
I know I should have behaved differently.
rationally, reasonably
irrationally, stupidly, unreasonably (esp. BrE)
normally
erratically, oddly, strangely, suspiciously (esp. BrE)
differently
I know I should have behaved differently.
similarly
Humans and machines sometimes behave similarly.
Humans and machines sometimes behave similarly.
accordingly
Children, if they are used to being treated with respect, will behave accordingly.
Children, if they are used to being treated with respect, will behave accordingly.
naturally
the freedom to behave naturally
the freedom to behave naturally
PREPOSITION
according to
People behave according to their own understanding of situations.
People behave according to their own understanding of situations.
as if,
as though
He behaved as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
He behaved as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
like
Stop behaving like a three-year-old!
Stop behaving like a three-year-old!
towards/toward
He had always behaved in a friendly manner towards/toward us.
He had always behaved in a friendly manner towards/toward us.