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['pætən]n* * *['pætən]1) (a model or guide for making something: a dress-pattern.) forma, wykrój2) (a repeated decoration or design on material etc: The dress is nice but I don't like the pattern.) wzór3) (an example suitable to be copied: the pattern of good behaviour.) wzór•
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behaviour */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈheɪvjə(r)] / US [bɪˈheɪvjər] noun [uncountable] Word forms behaviour : singular behaviour plural behaviours Get it right: behaviour: Behaviour is usually an uncountable noun, so it is rarely used in the plural: Wrong: Parents should be… … English dictionary
behaviour — be|hav|iour W1S2 BrE behavior AmE [bıˈheıvjə US ər] n [U] 1.) the things that a person or animal does ▪ It is important to reward good behaviour . ▪ The headmaster will not tolerate bad behaviour . behaviour towards ▪ She complained of her boss s … Dictionary of contemporary English
behaviour — [[t]bɪhe͟ɪvjə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ behaviours (in AM, use behavior) 1) N VAR: with supp 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… … English dictionary
animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… … Universalium
reproductive behaviour — In animals, any activity directed toward perpetuation of a species. Sexual reproduction, the most common mode, occurs when a female s egg is fertilized by a male s sperm. The resulting unique combination of genes produces genetic variety that… … Universalium
Social behaviour in animals — Introduction actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) … Universalium
sexual behaviour, human — Introduction any activity solitary, between two persons, or in a group that induces sexual arousal. There are two major determinants of human sexual behaviour: the inherited sexual response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring… … Universalium
display behaviour — Ritualized activity by which an animal conveys specific information. The best known displays are visual, but others rely on sound, smell, or touch. Agonistic (aggressive) displays make it unnecessary to chase intruders from a territory or for… … Universalium
feeding behaviour — Any action of an animal directed toward obtaining nutrients. Each species evolves methods of searching for, obtaining, and ingesting food for which it can successfully compete. Some species eat only one type of food, others a variety. Among… … Universalium
human behaviour — Introduction the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life. Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… … Universalium
avoidance behaviour — Type of activity, exhibited by animals exposed to adverse stimuli, in which the tendency to flee or to act defensively is stronger than the tendency to attack. Vision is the sense that most often produces avoidance behaviour (e.g., small birds… … Universalium