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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries행동
Pronunciation / Transliteration: haengdong
"그의 행동에는 문제가 있었습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.
"The teacher praised the children for their good behavior."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'behavour', combining the prefix 'be-' (thoroughly) and 'have' (in the sense of 'to hold oneself'), heavily influenced by Old French and Middle English terms for deportment. Over time, its usage expanded from physical posture and manners to encompass all observable actions and reactions of organisms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Behavior" is said worldwide
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comportement
Transliteration: comportement
"Son comportement en classe s'est amélioré."
Verhalten
Transliteration: Verhalten
"Sein Verhalten gegenüber den Kollegen war vorbildlich."
comportamento
Transliteration: comportamento
"Il suo comportamento è stato esemplare."
comportamiento
Transliteration: comportamiento
"Debes mejorar tu comportamiento en la escuela."
comportamento
Transliteration: comportamento
"O comportamento dele mudou muito ultimamente."
व्यवहार
Transliteration: vyavahar
"उसका सभी के साथ अच्छा व्यवहार है।"
行为
Transliteration: xíngwéi
"我们要规范自己的行为。"
행동
Transliteration: haengdong
"그의 행동에는 문제가 있었습니다."
行動
Transliteration: kōdō
"彼の態度はとても親切です。"
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