behavior
gb/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/ us/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 2500
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
Manner of acting or conducting oneself
How a person or animal acts in a certain situation.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone]'s behavior
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'behavior' (uncountable in general use) with 'behaviors'. In everyday English, 'behavior' is usually uncountable unless referring to different types of actions in scientific contexts.
مرادفات
conduct (More formal than 'behavior', often used in official or academic contexts.)
أضداد
misbehavior (Specifically refers to bad or improper behavior.)
تراكيب شائعة
good behavior
|bad behavior
|social behavior
|animal behavior
|behavior patterns
مواضيع
psychology
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
أمثلة
- Her polite behavior impressed everyone at the meeting.
- The teacher praised the students for their good behavior.
- Aggressive behavior in dogs can be dangerous.
- His strange behavior worried his friends.
- They studied the social behavior of chimpanzees.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The child's behavior was very good today.
- We talked about his bad behavior.
- Her behavior is always kind and friendly.
- The teacher likes my behavior in class.
- Dog behavior can change when it is afraid.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
2
Manner of functioning of a system
How a machine, system, or thing works or reacts in a situation.
نمط الاستخدام:
the behavior of [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may incorrectly apply human-related adjectives (like 'polite') to non-living things; for technical contexts, use functional descriptors instead.
مرادفات
performance (Focuses more on how well something works rather than just how it acts.)
أضداد
malfunction (Describes failure to behave or function as expected.)
تراكيب شائعة
system behavior
|material behavior
|software behavior
مواضيع
science
|technology
أمثلة
- The software's behavior changes when multiple users log in.
- Scientists are studying the behavior of light in water.
- Engineers tested the bridge's behavior under heavy loads.
- The chemical's behavior is unusual at low temperatures.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The car's behavior changes in the rain.
- We study the behavior of metals when heated.
- The phone's behavior is slow when the battery is low.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
behavior
IPA
GB/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
US/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
المقاطع والنبر
be - ha - vi - or (٤ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ha)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: behavior
- Variant Spelling: behaviour
- Plural: behavior, behaviors
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
behaviour
noun A2
behaviors
noun
Core family
behave
verb A2
Related words
behavioral
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
misbehave
verb
misbehavior
noun
Advanced or less common
behaviorism
noun
behaviorist
noun
behaviorally
adverb
أهم نقاط القواعد
- Spelling Variant: behaviour Noun
تعبيرات
behavioral pattern
1/bɪhˈeɪvjɚəl pˈætɚn/
fixed phrase
technical
Repeated way of acting
A way of acting that happens again and again over time.
أمثلة
- The study identified several behavioral patterns among teenagers.
- Changing a behavioral pattern can take time and effort.
on your best behavior
1/ˈɔn jˈʊɹ bˈɛst bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
fixed phrase
Acting as politely as possible
To act in the most polite and well-behaved way you can.
أمثلة
- The children were on their best behavior during the visit from the principal.
- Be on your best behavior when you meet her parents.