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-behaved /-b I he I vd/ COMB -behaved combines with adverbs such as 'well' or 'badly' to form adjectives that describe people's or animals' behaviour. □  The children are well-behaved and keen to learn.

be|hav|iour ◆◆◇ /b I he I vjə ^r / (behaviours ) in AM, use behavior 1 N‑VAR People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour . □  Make sure that good behaviour is rewarded. □  …human sexual behaviour. □  These eating patterns are a learned behavior.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [with poss] In science, the behaviour of something is the way that it behaves. □  It will be many years before anyone can predict a hurricane's behavior with much accuracy.

3 PHRASE If someone is on their best behaviour , they are trying very hard to behave well. COLLOCATIONS behaviour NOUN

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adjective + behaviour : criminal, human, sexual; aggressive, antisocial, inappropriate, unacceptable

verb + behaviour : change, control, tackle, tolerate; display, exhibit

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verb + behaviour : monitor, observe SYNONYMS behaviour NOUN 1

conduct:He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his conduct.

actions:Jack was the sort of man who did not like his actions questioned.

demeanour:…her calm and cheerful demeanour.

ways:He said he was against returning to old authoritarian ways.

be|hav|iour|al /b I he I vjərəl/ in AM, use behavioral ADJ [ADJ n] Behavioural means relating to the behaviour of a person or animal, or to the study of their behaviour. □  …emotional and behavioural problems.

be|hav|iour|ism /b I he I vjər I zəm/ in AM, use behaviorism N‑UNCOUNT Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave. ●  be|hav|iour|ist (behaviourists ) N‑COUNT □  Animal behaviourists have been studying these monkeys for decades.

be|head /b I he d/ (beheads , beheading , beheaded ) VERB [usu passive] If someone is beheaded , their head is cut off, usually because they have been found guilty of a crime. □ [be V -ed] Charles I was beheaded by the Cromwellians.

be|held /b I he ld/ Beheld is the past tense of behold .

be|he|moth /b I hiː mɒθ, [AM ] -məθ/ (behemoths ) N‑COUNT If you refer to something as a behemoth , you mean that it is extremely large, and often that it is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage. [JOURNALISM , LITERARY , DISAPPROVAL ] □  The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart. □  …his behemoth 1,047 page book.

be|hest /b I he st/ (behests ) PHRASE If something is done at someone's behest , it is done because they have ordered or requested it. [FORMAL ] □  Both posts were removed at the school's behest.

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➊ PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES

➋ NOUN USE

➊ be|hind ◆◆◆ /b I ha I nd/ In addition to the uses shown below, behind is also used in a few phrasal verbs, such as 'fall behind' and 'lie behind'. → Please look at categories 14 to 17 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.

1 PREP If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front. □  I put one of the cushions behind his head. □  They were parked behind the truck. ● ADV [from ADV ] Behind is also an adverb. □  Rising into the hills behind are 800 acres of parkland. □  She was attacked from behind.