behave
verb (used without object)
to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself.
am behaving
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present progressiveof behave (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It's possible that I, like many others, am behaving in a way common to someone processing the threat of impending cultural trauma.
From Salon ● May 8, 2022
Here I am behaving as if I have a long and weary familiarity with the attitudes and behaviours of a whole lot of people I had never heard of until a week ago.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2019
My feeling is that as long as my work is getting done and I am behaving in a professional manner, there shouldn’t be an issue.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2019
“This is an important Italian emotion: I am behaving well and suffering because of that.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2013
And now that I think of it, too," reflected Jurgen, "I am behaving rather nobly.
From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell
