misbehave
verb/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/
/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they misbehave | /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/ /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv/ |
| he / she / it misbehaves | /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvz/ /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvz/ |
| past simple misbehaved | /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvd/ /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvd/ |
| past participle misbehaved | /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvd/ /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvd/ |
| -ing form misbehaving | /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ |
- to behave badly
- Any child caught misbehaving was made to stand at the front of the class.
- misbehave yourself I see the dog has been misbehaving itself again.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMisbehave is used with these nouns as the subject:- child
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