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be·hav·iour

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–noun Chiefly British.

behavior.

—Usage note See -or¹.

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n. Chiefly British
Variant of behavior.

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behaviour
noun
1.	the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments" [syn: behavior]
2.	(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people [syn: demeanor]
3.	(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation [syn: behavior]
4.	manner of acting or controlling yourself [syn: behavior]

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beˈhaviour1 [-jə] noun

way of behaving
Example: the behaviour of the pupils

Arabic:	سُلوك
Chinese (Simplified):	行为
Chinese (Traditional):	行為
Czech:	chování, způsoby
Danish:	opførsel
Dutch:	gedrag
Estonian:	käitumine
Finnish:	käyttäytyminen
French:	conduite
German:	das Benehmen
Greek:	συμπεριφορά
Icelandic:	hegðun
Indonesian:	peri laku
Italian:	comportamento

Japanese:	ふるまい
Latvian:	uzvedība
Lithuanian:	elgesys
Norwegian:	oppførsel, atferd
Polish:	zachowanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	comportamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	comportamento
Romanian:	comportament
Russian:	поведение
Slovak:	správanie
Slovenian:	vedenje
Spanish:	comportamiento
Swedish:	uppförande, beteende
Turkish:	tavır, davranış

beˈhaviour2 [-jə] noun

actions or reactions
Example: the behaviour of rats; the behaviour of metals in acids

Arabic:	تصرُّف
Chinese (Simplified):	活动，行为，反应
Chinese (Traditional):	行為，反應
Czech:	chování, reakce
Danish:	adfærd; reaktionsmønster
Dutch:	gedrag
Estonian:	käitumine
Finnish:	käyttäytyminen
French:	comportement
German:	das Verhalten
Greek:	συμπεριφορά, αντίδραση
Icelandic:	hegðun, viðbrögð
Indonesian:	reaksi
Italian:	comportamento

Japanese:	行動, 反応
Latvian:	uzvešanās; izturēšanās
Lithuanian:	elgesys, reagavimas
Norwegian:	atferd, reaksjonsmønster
Polish:	zachowanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	comportamento
Portuguese (Portugal):	reacção
Romanian:	comportament, comportare
Russian:	поведение; реакция
Slovak:	správanie, reakcia
Slovenian:	obnašanje
Spanish:	comportamiento
Swedish:	reaktion, sätt att reagera
Turkish:	tepki, tepkime