behaviour
British standard spelling of behaviorBritish standard spelling of behavior.
» We were surprised by his behaviour.
Wir waren überrascht über sein Verhalten.
Wir wurden von seinem Verhalten überrascht.
Ми були здивовані її поведінкою.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)British standard spelling of behavior.
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Examples
263 sentencesWe were surprised by his behaviour.
Ми були здивовані її поведінкою.
deWir waren überrascht über sein Verhalten.
Tom needs to change his behaviour.
Тому потрібно змінити свою поведінку.
ruТом должен поменять своё поведение.
Tom's behaviour is unpredictable when he's drunk.
ruПоведение Тома непредсказуемо, когда он пьян.
The referee sent Tom off for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
deDer Schiedsrichter stellte Tom wegen Unsportlichkeit vom Platz.
His behaviour is becoming increasingly bizarre and unpredictable.
Forms
plural: behaviours| Singular | behaviour |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- manner of acting or controlling yourself:behaviorconductdoings
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation:behavior
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances:behavior
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people:demeanordemeanourbehaviorconductdeportment
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable