behavior

behavior is part of the Basic English 850.

Other spellings

• behaviour (UK)

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: be‧hav‧iour

Noun

Singular behavior

Plural behaviors

1. (uncountable) The way that you behave. That is, the kind of things you do.

   His behavior is bad.

   She must improve her behavior to stay in school.

2. (countable) Something that you do; when you do a certain thing that is a behavior.

   Cleaning is a common behavior in monkeys.

Antonyms

• misbehavior