BEHAVIOUR


Meaning of BEHAVIOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪˈheɪvjə ]

n. (US behavior) 1 a the way one conducts oneself; manners. b the treatment of others; moral conduct. 2 the way in which a ship, machine, chemical substance, etc., acts or works. 3 Psychol. the response (of a person, animal, etc.) to a stimulus. øbehaviour therapy the treatment of neurotic symptoms by training the patient's reactions (see BEHAVIOURISM). be on one's good (or best) behaviour behave well when being observed. [BEHAVE after demeanour and obs. haviour f. have]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.