behavior
gb/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/ us/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
Manner of acting or conducting oneself
How a person or animal acts in a certain situation.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone]'s behavior
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Συνώνυμα
conduct (More formal than 'behavior', often used in official or academic contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
misbehavior (Specifically refers to bad or improper behavior.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
good behavior
|bad behavior
|social behavior
|animal behavior
|behavior patterns
Θέματα
psychology
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
technical
B2
entity
2
Manner of functioning of a system
How a machine, system, or thing works or reacts in a situation.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the behavior of [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may incorrectly apply human-related adjectives (like 'polite') to non-living things; for technical contexts, use functional descriptors instead.
Συνώνυμα
performance (Focuses more on how well something works rather than just how it acts.)
Αντώνυμα
malfunction (Describes failure to behave or function as expected.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
system behavior
|material behavior
|software behavior
Θέματα
science
|technology
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
behavior
IPA
GB/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
US/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
be - ha - vi - or (4 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ha)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: behavior
- Variant Spelling: behaviour
- Plural: behavior, behaviors
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Κύρια σημεία
- Spelling Variant: behaviour Noun
Εκφράσεις
behavioral pattern
1/bɪhˈeɪvjɚəl pˈætɚn/
fixed phrase
technical
Repeated way of acting
A way of acting that happens again and again over time.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- The children were on their best behavior during the visit from the principal.
- Be on your best behavior when you meet her parents.