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o        Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf.          Sitfci

Itfe&feAAftftfe^o 2 because of sb; for sb ETA* A;

A T M A :   Don’t worry on my behalf #1] A #1 A 0

3 in order to help sb Af^EJj^A: They campaigned on behalf of asylum seekers. Ml A|fe$ be have thm /bi'herv/ verb

1                  [V +adv./prep.] to do things in a particular way A$ft

HT1 act : The doctor behaved very unprofessionally.

b They behaved very badly towards their guests, fife f|]          ^ A flT U A f L          o 0 He

behaved like a true gentleman, fife lA ff A {$. A M IE (ft ±„ o She behaved with great dignity. M JL '\% fB M M „

0                  He behaved as if/though nothing had happened. ftfe'aU'&.BlQLxlo 0 They behave differently when you’re not around.

hblJ In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though, especially in NAmE : He behaved like nothing had happened. This is not considered correct in written BrE. ^iff P if A,      , fit

ff] like ft # as if as though:    He behaved like nothing

had happened.         iMfeMAAjE1$0

2                  ~ (yourself) to do things in a way that people think is

correct or polite AM% W ;    [V] Will you kids

just behave! 7 111 , M A !        0 She doesn’t know

how to behave in public.  ^it Ale 0 O [VN]

1                  want you to behave yourselves while I’m away. A A

MM #fH     ajEftfj o rmn misbehave 3 -behaved (in

adjectives f&A#is]) behaving in the way mentioned A 3ft f# • • • ftfj : well-/badly-behaved children A JJftA / II Eft fA? 4 [V +adv./prep.] (technical A if) to naturally react, move, etc. in a particular way ^ # ft SiS

( §£ A: ft ^ ) :       a study o/ how metals behave under

pressure )ff  iFTCH see own v.

behaviour 0-w (BrE) (NAmE behavior) /bi'heivja(r)/ noun

1                  [U] the way that sb behaves, especially towards other people jf A; ^ih; jS®: good/bad behaviour /

Afr A O social/sexual/criminal behaviour / ft /

fE Ip ft A 0 His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive. ftfeffflfftfeEfti&jf^A^lfjio

2                  [U, C] the way a person, an animal, a plant, a chem­

ical, etc. behaves or functions in a particular situation ( A. s&tttL       ) Athe

behaviour of dolphins/chromosomes #|,l§iEft Affe; AfeA EftfSz&A^ <> studying human and animal behaviour if A A 41A tnft If A fl A 0 (technical A if) to study learned behaviours ®f >] j# A A ► be hav iour al (Br£) (NAmE behavioral /-jaral/) oaf/. :         children with

behavioural difficulties AAA I'ft Hi Eft J L IS <> behavioural science (= the study of human behaviour) ff A f4 ^ fT»T7il be on your best be’haviour to behave in the most polite way you can fS.jt ASH## behaviourism (BrE) (NAmE behav-iorism) /bi- ‘heivjarizam/ noun [U] (psychology A) the theory that all human behaviour is learnt by adapting to outside conditions and that learning is not influenced by thoughts and feelings A A ► behaviourist (BrE) (NAmE behavior-ist) /-jarist/ noun be-head /bi’hed/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to cut off sb’s head, especially as a punishment # ( ^A ) ffJ7] ) aaa DECAPITATE

be held pt, pp of behold

be-hernoth /bi'hiimuG; 'biihimnG; NAmE -mo:0/ noun (formal) a very big and powerful company or organiza­tion    a,      )

be hest /bi'hest/ noun [sing.] ITTHTI at sb’s be hest (old use or formal) because sb has ordered or requested it )

be hind 0"* /bi'haind/ prep., adv., noun mprep. 1 at or towards the back of sb/sth, and often hidden by it or them A ( & l«I ) W fs ffi; A ( & [ft ) -Eft#®:     Who’s the girl standing behind Jan? ££

Aft1.#f5lft£?«i£? 0 Stay close behind me. MSIA$ f§®0 o a small street behind the station A&fi Is ffifft/b '0i 0 She glanced behind her. BR0 o