[{"word":"behaves","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"You need to behave yourself, young lady."},{"definition":"To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He behaves like a child whenever she's around."},{"definition":"To conduct, manage, regulate (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To act in a polite or proper way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His mother threatened to spank him if he didn't behave."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/behave","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/behaves"]}]