Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behaved

/bɪˈheɪvd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
be-haved
IPA
/bɪˈheɪvd/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of behave

adj

Exhibiting the specified kind of behaviour.

Example Sentences

  • "a rudely-behaved child"

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɪˈheɪvd/
  • British English: /bɪˈheɪvd/

Phrases

ill-behaved well-behaved

Rhymes With

saved shaved paved waved engraved waived enslaved depraved caved craved braved raved

Questions

How do you pronounce behaved?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈheɪvd/.
What does behaved mean?
simple past and past participle of behave

How to pronounce behaved

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