conduct
Nouns
- (n) manner of acting or controlling yourself behavior, doings, behaviour,
- (n) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, behavior,
Verbs
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(v) direct the course of; manage or control
- You cannot conduct business like this
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(v) lead, as in the performance of a composition
- conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
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(v) behave in a certain manner
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
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(v) take somebody somewhere
- We lead him to our chief
- can you take me to the main entrance?
- He conducted us to the palace
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(v) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- Sound carries well over water
- The airwaves carry the sound
- Many metals conduct heat
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(v) lead musicians in the performance of
- Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor
- she cannot conduct modern pieces