Collocations for "behavior"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "behavior" in context.
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behavior
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is (not) normal behavior
- normal behavior for a [twelve-year-old]
- study the behavior of the [groundhog]
- study their behavior in [the wild, captivity]
- [mating, grooming] behavior
- study their behavior to [determine, avoid, understand]
- try to change their behavior
- be on your best behavior
- inappropriate behavior for [school, work]
- unruly behavior at [college, school]
- unacceptable behavior in [class, the office]
- insulting behavior towards [women, coworkers]
- [observe, study] their behavior from a distance
- was [embarrassed, shocked] by their behavior
- her behavior was not (very) [ladylike, gentlemanly]
- are exhibiting [a new, an interesting] behavior
- a newly [discovered, observed] behavior
- a behavior [discovered] for the first time
- [human, animal] behavior
'behavior' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abandon
- acceptable
- accountable
- adapt
- adult
- aggressive
- amusing
- angry
- animal
- ant
- ape
- appalled
- appalling
- appropriate
- approve
- arrogant
- ashamed
- assertive
- attention
- avoidance
- baffled
- become
- better
- beyond
- bizarre
- bored
- bound
- bring
- bullying
- calm
- careless
- carrot
- challenging
- cheeky
- childish
- chuckle
- classroom
- common
- comprehension
- concerned
- confused
- consistency
- constitute
- consumer
- control
- correct
- correction
- court
- coward
- cross