Verhalten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- act verb To do something; to take action.
- behave verb To act in a particular way, or to act properly and politely.
- behavior noun The way a person, animal, or system acts, especially in response to a situation.
- behavioural adjective The British spelling of "behavioral" — relating to behavior.
- comport verb To tolerate, bear, put up (with).
- demeanor noun A person's outward behavior and manner, including body language and expression.
Senses
Verhalten is used for these senses in English:
- act (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
- behave (intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
- behavior (countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.
- behavior (uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
- behavioural (British spelling) Of or pertaining to behaviour.
- comport (reflexive) To behave (in a given manner). [from 17th c.]
- demeanor (American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
act — full definition
- verb To do something; to take action.
- verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
- verb To behave in a particular way.
- noun Something done; a deed.
- noun A law passed by a legislative body.