Clues for the word "BEHAVE"
We've had 50 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 65 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on November 18, 2025.
Definition of behave
- v. t. - To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.
- v. t. - To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; -- used reflexively.
- v. i. - To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to behave well or ill.
Referring Clues
- Parent's demand
- "Stop acting up!"
- Act properly
- Mind one's p's and q's
- Part of an admonition by Austin Powers
- Comport oneself properly
- Babysitter's admonition
- Admonishment to kids
- Nanny's warning
- Not fool around
- Refrain from naughtiness
- Nanny's cry
- Toe the line
- Not tear up the rug or pee inside, say
- Act
- Do what you are told
- Refrain from mischief
- Do as you're told
- Heed Mom
- Mind one's manners
- Mind the sitter
- Mind Mom, e.g.
- "Don't act up!"
- Comport ones self
- Mind
- Play nice
- Babysitter's request
- Not act up
- The mannerly thing to do oneself
- Be good enough to carry on?
- Conduct oneself in original duets from Beethoven, Handel, and Verdi
- Mind your manners
- Conduct oneself properly
- Settle down
- Act like Lisa, not Bart
- Parent's scolding
- Auxiliaries do what they are supposed to do
- Sit quietly, perhaps
- Keep one's nose clean
- Be good
- "Act like you're supposed to!"
- Conduct
- "Act your age!"
- Live on own and stay out of trouble
- Parent's admonition
- Live to own things and show one's breeding
- Live as you've got to, but be good!
- Be good enough to carry on?
- Act one's age
- Conduct yourself properly
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - November 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 25, 2024
- New York Times - July 11, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 14, 2024
- Family Time - March 11, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 17, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 30, 2023
- New York Times - June 12, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2023
- USA Today - January 20, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - December 28, 2022
- USA Today - September 06, 2022
- New York Times - March 25, 2022
- New York Times - January 28, 2018
- Washington Post Classic - December 24, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - July 02, 2017
- Universal - March 10, 2017
- New York Times - December 27, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 16, 2016
- Penny Dell Daily - May 03, 2016
- Canadiana - March 07, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - February 18, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 03, 2015
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 20, 2015
- USA Today - June 19, 2015
- Guardian Quick - March 19, 2015
- Wall Street Journal - February 20, 2015
- And in 35 more crossword puzzles...