behaviour Definition
be·hav·iour (bē hāv′yər, bi-)
noun
Brit. behavior
behaviour Usage Examples
Converse of object
- offend: However, assistance will always be offered to anyone who wants help breaking out of their offending behavior.
- tackle: Tackling anti-social behavior: have we got it right?
- predict: The research results will be implemented in mathematical models to predict the soil behavior.
- exhibit: We can gain an insight into the possible original cause by asking the more able who nevertheless still exhibit this behavior.
- unsporting: If so, which player is guilty, and who should be cautioned for unsporting behavior; and what is the restart?
- threaten: Threats to kill, common assault, affray, threatening behavior.
Adjective modifier
- anti-social: Who do I contact about anti-social behavior at The Valley?
- antisocial: Wardens help prevent crime and antisocial behavior by encouraging respect for people and place among all sections of the community and all age groups.
- anti: Serious anti social behavior that has affected or could affect the community at large.
- aggressive: Roy Dennis also does not expect any aggressive behavior.
- unacceptable: Resident Services Leader Winston Nelson said: " These men made their neighbors life a misery with unacceptable behavior over many months.
- sexual: The research aims to identify which method is most effective in changing the young person's attitudes to sexual behavior.
Modifies a noun
- modification: Future effective food hygiene training strategies in the UK must encompass behavioral change or behavior modification.
- pattern: In the evening we did a night watch on the Sooty Tern colony in Mars Bay to determine behavior patterns.
Noun used with modifier
- consumer: His research focuses on whether firms can exploit consumer behavior that is commonly simplified by standard economic theory.
- courtship: In the new study, researchers asked whether the fruitless gene would be enough to elicit male courtship behavior in female flies.
- voting: According to this view, one must not read too many very deep meanings into voting behavior.
- default: It is also possible to change the default behavior of Netscape.
- smoking: Age Age is a major determinant of smoking behavior.
- buying: By understanding your customers you will be able to form a view of their buying behavior.
Browse dictionary entries near behaviour
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