"savoir se tenir" meaning in Français

See savoir se tenir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \sa.vwaʁ sə tə.niʁ\
  1. Connaître les usages sociaux et s’y conformer.
    Sense id: fr-savoir_se_tenir-fr-verb-JI~Bq4m2 Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: znati se ponašati (Croate), sapere comportarsi bene (Italien), sapersi comportare bene (Italien)
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