behave like

Frequency: 8.545.1 per million words

to act in a similar way to someone or something

behaveVERB + PREPOSITION

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like

Examples (10)

  • Stop behaving like a three-year-old!
  • He started to behave like a completely different person after the accident.
  • Sometimes, my cat behaves like a dog, fetching toys and wagging its tail.
  • The particles in the experiment behaved like waves, which was unexpected.
  • If you want to be a leader, you need to start behaving like one.
  • She was accused of behaving like a tyrant in the office.
  • The crowd began to behave like a wild mob when the gates didn't open on time.
  • Why are you behaving like you've never seen a computer before?
  • The new software is designed to behave like a human assistant.
  • After winning the lottery, he shouldn't behave like he's better than everyone else.