behavior
gb/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/ us/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
A2
Anglais
~ 2500
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A2
entity
1
Manner of acting or conducting oneself
How a person or animal acts in a certain situation.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone]'s behavior
Erreur fréquente :
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.
Synonymes
conduct (More formal than 'behavior', often used in official or academic contexts.)
Antonymes
misbehavior (Specifically refers to bad or improper behavior.)
Collocations
good behavior
|bad behavior
|social behavior
|animal behavior
|behavior patterns
Thèmes
psychology
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- 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.
Nom
technical
B2
entity
2
Manner of functioning of a system
How a machine, system, or thing works or reacts in a situation.
Schéma d’usage :
the behavior of [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may incorrectly apply human-related adjectives (like 'polite') to non-living things; for technical contexts, use functional descriptors instead.
Synonymes
performance (Focuses more on how well something works rather than just how it acts.)
Antonymes
malfunction (Describes failure to behave or function as expected.)
Collocations
system behavior
|material behavior
|software behavior
Thèmes
science
|technology
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- 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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
behavior
API
GB/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
US/bɪhˈeɪvjɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
be - ha - vi - or (4 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ha)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: behavior
- Variant Spelling: behaviour
- Plural: behavior, behaviors
Famille de mots
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
Points clés
- Spelling Variant: behaviour Noun
Expressions
behavioral pattern
1/bɪhˈeɪvjɚəl pˈætɚn/
fixed phrase
technical
Repeated way of acting
A way of acting that happens again and again over time.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- The children were on their best behavior during the visit from the principal.
- Be on your best behavior when you meet her parents.