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behave with propriety

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  • behave — [15] To ‘behave oneself’ originally meant literally to ‘have oneself in a particular way’ – have being used here in the sense ‘hold’ or ‘comport’. The be is an intensive prefix. Of particular interest is the way in which the word preserves in… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • behave — [15] To ‘behave oneself’ originally meant literally to ‘have oneself in a particular way’ – have being used here in the sense ‘hold’ or ‘comport’. The be is an intensive prefix. Of particular interest is the way in which the word preserves in… …   Word origins

  • behave — verb (behaved; behaving) Etymology: Middle English behaven, from be + haven to have, hold Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way 2. to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • decorum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decency; protocol. See agreement, fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. etiquette, propriety, dignity, seemliness, correctness, decency, decorousness, deportment, gentility, protocol, good form, good… …   English dictionary for students

  • Novel of manners — The novel of manners is a literary genre that deals with aspects of behavior, language, customs and values characteristic of a particular class of people in a specific historical context. The genre emerged during the final decades of the 18th… …   Wikipedia

  • Women in the American Revolution — How it happened The American Revolution happened after Britain placed the Coercive Acts onto the colonies. The Americans responded by forming the Continental Congress and fighting with the British armies. However, the war would not have been able …   Wikipedia

  • chalk — [chôk] n. [ME < OE cealc < L calx, lime, limestone: see CALCIUM] 1. a white, gray, or yellowish limestone that is soft, porous, and easily pulverized, composed almost entirely of calcite from minute sea shells 2. any substance like chalk in …   English World dictionary

  • well — I [[t]wɛl[/t]] adv. adj. compar. bet•ter, superl. best, 1) in a good or satisfactory manner: Our plans are going well[/ex] 2) thoroughly, carefully, or soundly: Shake well before using[/ex] 3) in a moral or proper manner: to behave well[/ex] 4)… …   From formal English to slang

  • well — well1 /wel/, adv., adj., compar. better, superl. best, interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well. 2. thoroughly, carefully, or soundly: to shake well before using; listen well. 3. in a …   Universalium

  • do — I. verb (did; done; doing; does) Etymology: Middle English don, from Old English dōn; akin to Old High German tuon to do, Latin dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithenai to place, set Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to bring to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Confucianism — The Dacheng Hall, the main hall of the Temple of Confucius in Qufu …   Wikipedia

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