behalf
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++be·half /bɪˈhɑːf $ bɪˈhæf/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun on behalf of somebody (also in behalf of somebody American English) a) REPRESENTinstead of someone, or as their representative 代表某人 She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her behalf. 她请医生代她同她父母谈谈。 On behalf of everyone here, may I wish you a very happy retirement. 请允许我代表在座的各位祝你退休后生活愉快。 b) BECAUSEbecause of or for someone 因为某人；为了某人 Oh, don’t go to any trouble on my behalf. 噢，不要为我费事。
Examples from the Corpus
behalf• Amnesty International also intervened on her behalf and only days before she was due to leave, she was given a passport.• I can call on no congressman to worry on my behalf.• Anyone who wants to put money away on behalf of a child will find higher rates at a building society.• The president's lobbying on behalf of his programme was uneven and spasmodic.• Donald's offer on behalf of the company to buy a round of drinks had been ambiguous and caused uncertainty among us.• He was able to testify on his own behalf and have witnesses who testified for him.• Although the under-18s can not trade shares themselves, adults can buy stakes in collective investment funds on their behalf.Origin behalf (1300-1400) by half “on (someone's) side”be·half nounChineseSyllable
of Corpus as someone, their or instead representative
behalf
be‧half S3 W3 AC /bɪˈhɑːf $ bɪˈhæf/
noun
a. instead of someone, or as their representative:
She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her behalf.
On behalf of everyone here, may I wish you a very happy retirement.
b. because of or for someone:
Oh, don’t go to any trouble on my behalf.
be‧half S3 W3 AC /bɪˈhɑːf $ bɪˈhæf/
noun Date: 1300-1400
Origin: by half 'on (someone's) side'
on behalf of somebody (also in behalf of somebody American English)Origin: by half 'on (someone's) side'
a. instead of someone, or as their representative:
b. because of or for someone:
