transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪhɑ:f, -hæf ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you do something on someone’s behalf , you do it for that person as their representative. The form in someone’s behalf is also used, mainly in American English.
She made an emotional public appeal on her son’s behalf...
Secret Service officer Robin Thompson spoke on behalf of his colleagues.
PHRASE : PHR after v
2.
If you feel, for example, embarrassed or angry on someone’s behalf , you feel embarrassed or angry for them.
‘What do you mean?’ I asked, offended on Liddie’s behalf.
PHRASE