亚洲网紅露点

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behalf

[ bih-haf, -hahf ]



behalf

/ 产瑟藞丑蓱藧蹿 /

noun

  1. interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on ( someone's ) behalf , on or US and Canadian in behalf of , in this ( or that ) behalf )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

On behalf of is sometimes wrongly used where on the part of is intended. The distinction is that on behalf of someone means `for someone's benefit' or `representing someone', while on the part of someone can be roughly paraphrased as `by someone'. So, the following example is incorrect: another act of apparent negligence, this time not on behalf of the company itself, but on behalf of its banker , when what was meant was there was negligence by the company's banker
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of behalf1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English; Middle English bihalve, earlier as adverb and preposition with the sense 鈥渘ear(by),鈥 originally, as prepositional phrase bi halve 鈥渙n one side鈥; be-, by, half
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of behalf1

Old English be halfe from be by + halfe side; compare Old Norse af halfu
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for:

    On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.

  2. in / on someone's behalf, in the interest or aid of (someone):

    He interceded in my behalf.

More idioms and phrases containing behalf

see in behalf of .
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Example Sentences

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鈥淥n behalf of the entire organization, I would like to thank Rob for his dedication to the L.A. Kings and the passion he brought to the role,鈥 president Luc Robitaille said in a statement.

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"What we are seeing around the country is Canadians acting on behalf of other Canadians, standing up for each other, buying from each other, travelling here..."

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In March, a White House official fired Adam Schleifer as an assistant U.S. attorney, in a one-line email informing him that the dismissal was 鈥渙n behalf of President Donald J. Trump.鈥

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Schleifer鈥檚 recent filing included a one-line email in March, sent to him 鈥渙n behalf of President Trump,鈥 notifying him he was being removed from his job.

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Appearing in a red jail uniform, the thin and frail looking convict declined to speak on his own behalf.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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