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1 instinct (for something/for doing something) instinct (to do something) a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way, using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training maternal instincts Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.
by instinct Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong. instinct (is) to do something His first instinct was to run away. instinct for (doing) something Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear. Even at school, he showed he had an instinct for (= was naturally good at) business. see also herd instinct, killer ...
Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements.The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to medium length sequence of actions, without variation, are carried out in response to a corresponding clearly defined stimulus.
instinct in American English. (ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt ; for adj. ɪnˈstɪŋkt ; ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt ) noun. 1. (an) inborn tendency to behave in a way characteristic of a species; natural, unlearned, predictable response to stimuli. suckling is an instinct in mammals. 2. a natural or acquired tendency, aptitude, or talent; bent; knack; gift.
INSTINCT meaning: the way someone naturally reacts or behaves, without having to think or learn about it: . Learn more.
Instinct definition: an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.. See examples of INSTINCT used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English instinct in‧stinct / ˈɪnstɪŋkt / noun [countable, uncountable] INSTINCT a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or a natural ability to know something, which is not learned → intuition instinct for Animals have a natural instinct for survival. instinct to do something the human instinct to form relationships by instinct Birds ...
