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Meaning behavior meaning

What does behavior mean?

behavior

manner of acting or controlling yourself (= behaviour) the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments (= demeanor) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

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Topics behavior topics

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Examples behavior examples

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Simple sentences

You must put an end to your foolish behavior.
You must put an end to this foolish behavior.
His behavior was that of a gentleman.
Tom apologized for his son's rude behavior.
We consider his behavior childish.
This doesn't excuse your behavior.
I expect Tom to explain to me his behavior.
Nobody understood Tom's irrational behavior.
Tom's behavior worries me.
Politicians are always censured for outrageous or inappropriate behavior.
Freud's insights into human behavior led to him being honored as a profound thinker.
I am far from pleased with your behavior.
Your behavior is in conflict with your principles.
Your behavior admits of no excuse.
Your behavior leaves much to be desired.
I'm surprised at your behavior.
My tutor scolded me for my stupid behavior.
The doctor continued to observe the patient's behavior.
What vile behavior!
Lander assumes that rioting and gang behavior are a result of poverty and poor economic conditions.
I feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behavior.
Nothing can excuse him for such rude behavior.

Movie subtitles

And watch your behavior.
It improves focus and promotes goal-directed behavior.
Good behavior?
Listen, this behavior has got to stop.
You know, fear causes bad behavior, like today in the bullpen.
I felt if I told you it would inform your behavior with him.
After this escapade, Bernard devoted himself to the development of his character and his behavior.
If you're on your best behavior, you may stay.
Well, as we're speaking out, ma'am, it's your behavior to my daughter-in-law, who's as good as you and better to my way of thinking, that's more than half the reason why i bought this property.
Cannot tolerate your behavior!
The last six months commuted for good behavior.
We have others who will tell of his unusual behavior. when he invited the great leaders of the musical world to his home. and then proceeded to forcibly eject them.
Your behavior, to say the least, has been. most strange.
Yeah, and he's here, hostage for their good behavior.
Disorderly behavior in a sacred edifice. Is that you want to charge him with?
For disorderly behavior in a sacred edifice.
Lord Willoughby, you're a guest aboard my ship. and I've still some notion left me from better days of decent behavior. so I'll not be telling you what I think of this offer.
That's to punish you for your bad behavior.
Now I understand the strangeness of your behavior for some time past.
Don't try to justify your behavior by insinuating things about me.
I haven't any behavior to justify.
I shall be forced to bring your behavior to the attention of your superiors at headquarters.
I do not permit any such criticism of my behavior from a hotel employee.
Certainly on their good behavior, aren't they?
Love is best early on, before you know each other well, when you're both on your best behavior.
I felt if I told you, it would inform your behavior with him.
He dryly asked me to explain my behavior and why I'd quit. I asked if his name was Charbonnier.
A gaming inspector had noticed my behavior at the card table. and had tailed us to the bar. His eyes were glued to us.
I haven't any behavior to justify. I've just been unlucky.
As a matter of fact, I came to apologize for my behavior today in Duvalle's apartment.
AND HOW WILL YOU EXPLAIN AWAY YOUR PRESENT BEHAVIOR?
The State's behavior during this trial has turned it into a travesty of justice.
The authorities are deeply concerned at your strange behavior since your release.
After all, I am responsible for your behavior here.
Your behavior. - Madame. - Myra.
It's a good thing I was worried about your behavior tonight.

News and current affairs

The SDGs offer a critical opportunity for the world to set clear, compelling standards for government and corporate behavior.
What is surprising is that this aggressive behavior occurred in response to no visible danger.
The wayward Kuchma is far more deserving of Europe imposing safeguards to ensure his good behavior.
Real reductions in carbon emissions will occur only when better technology makes it worthwhile for individuals and businesses to change their behavior.
If all people conform to a particular set of beliefs, including moral codes of behavior, conflicts will disappear.
A country that makes progress on human rights and commits to the change of behavior required to meet these international standards can also make a decisive turn toward a better future.
Has the EU's behavior been consistent in supporting political reform in Turkey?
Therefore, the recent lack of progress in Turkey's reform process can to a large extent be explained by the EU's behavior.
Most states nowadays lie within borders that are widely accepted as legitimate, and they increasingly abide by international norms of behavior in times of war.
Yet anyone who would like to predict Sharon's future behavior should remember that unlike Begin and Shamir, Sharon comes from the military, and for him security - not ideology - is supreme.
But the UN exists to protect all states from lawless behavior, including by the US.
For years, foreign governments complained about American hedge funds, arguing that their non-transparent behavior posed unacceptable risks to stability.
For Murray, it is that social insurance means that behaving badly does not lead to catastrophe - and we need bad behavior to lead to catastrophe in order to keep people from behaving badly.
Of course, Greenspan's behavior meant that under his watch, the economy performed better than it otherwise would have.
What is surprising is that this aggressive behavior occurred in response to no visible danger. Oil prices are soaring, as are Putin's approval ratings.
Furthermore, the survey showed that declining trust was strongly correlated with financial behavior.
But this fails to acknowledge that people will change their behavior when the environment changes.
Finally, Obama is right to focus more on the behavior of countries than on their nature.
President Chirac's self-appointed role as an expert in diplomatic good behavior cannot be taken seriously, even by those of us who know (and love) France.
Seeing the behavior of friends, all French, listening with me to Hollande, I was reminded of another moment.
Of course, democratization does not automatically guarantee better behavior on the world stage.
Congress may also prove less willing to remove hurdles to Russia's admission to the World Trade Organization, given what is widely judged to be its leaders' anti-democratic behavior.

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