How to pronounce behave in American English
“behave” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to behave the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “behave” in: all accents · British English (678 clips)
“behave” in real sentences — American speakers
851 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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going to have it, but they behave badly, always behave badly.
The White House
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behave in ways that substance users often behave, I think, is backwards.
The Obama White House
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Sometimes things outside don't behave like you plan them to behave.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “behave”
Words one sound away from behave — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “behave”
Why real speech
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