behave properly

Frequency: 7.515.1 per million words

to act in a socially correct or acceptable way

behaveVERB + ADVERB

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properly

Examples (10)

  • The teacher told the children they must behave properly on the school trip.
  • If you can't behave properly in the library, we will have to go home.
  • We expect all our guests to behave properly during their stay.
  • Despite the long wait, everyone behaved properly and waited their turn patiently.
  • Learning to behave properly in social situations is an important life skill.
  • He often gets into trouble because he doesn't know how to behave properly at formal events.
  • I promise I will behave properly when we visit your grandparents.
  • Are you sure he is old enough to behave properly at a wedding?
  • As representatives of the company, it's crucial that we behave properly at the conference.
  • She was embarrassed because her son had not behaved properly at the party.