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Meaning of behavior | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1 Frequent
bɪˈheɪ.vjə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. Human conduct relative to social norms.
    US, uncountable, usually
  2. The way or manner a living creature behaves or acts generally.
    US, countable, uncountable, usually
  3. A state of probation about one's conduct.
    US, informal, uncountable, usually
  4. An observable response produced by an organism.
    US, countable, uncountable, usually
  5. The way a device or system operates.
    US, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca davranış qılıq rəftar
Беларуская паводзіны
Български поведение
বাংলা আচরণ
Čeština chování jednání
Cymraeg ymddygiad
Ελληνικά συμπεριφορά
Esperanto agmaniero konduto
Eesti käitumine
Français Comportement
Gaeilge iompar
ગુજરાતી આચરણ
עברית התנהגות
Հայերեն վարք
Íslenska hegðun
Italiano comportamento
Қазақша құлық
한국어 거동 행동 행위
Latina āctiō āctus
Lietuvių elgesys
Latviešu uzvedība
Македонски однесување
Монгол байдал зан
မြန်မာဘာသာ အချိုး အပြုအမူ
Nederlands gedrag gedragingen
پښتو چلند
Português comportamento conduta
Română comportament
Русский поведение
Slovenčina správanie
Shqip sjellje
తెలుగు ప్రవర్తన
Türkmençe häsiýet
Tagalog ugali
Türkçe davranış tutum
ئۇيغۇرچە قىلىق
Українська поведінка
اردو رویہ سلوک
Oʻzbekcha qiliq
Tiếng Việt hành vi

Examples

“Teachers will probably be on their best behaviour for your visit – but don't be upset if they don't even notice you; they've got enough going on.”
“He was on his best behavior when her family visited.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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