behavior

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The way a person acts, especially toward other people.

   The teacher praised the children for their good behavior.

2. 2
   noun

   The way an animal, machine, or substance acts under certain conditions.

   The behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments.

Common collocations

• behavior modification Noun + noun
• threatening behavior Adjective + noun
• gentlemanly behavior Adjective + noun
• inconsiderate behavior Adjective + noun
• insubordinate behavior Adjective + noun
• overbearing behavior Adjective + noun
• scandalous behavior Adjective + noun
• exemplary behavior Adjective + noun
• incongruous behavior Adjective + noun
• unsportsmanlike behavior Adjective + noun
• wayward behavior Adjective + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Proto-West Germanic *bihabbjan Old English behabban Middle English behaven Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Old French avoirbor. Middle English havour Middle English behavoure English behavior From Middle English behavoure, behaver, from behaven (modern behave), morphologically equival…

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