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conduct

 
Noun conduct has 2 senses
  1. behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings - manner of acting or conducting yourself
    --1 is a kind of activity
    --1 has particulars:
     aggression; dirty pool; dirty tricks; discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
    Derived form: verb conduct3
  2. demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
    --2 is a kind of trait
    --2 has particulars:
     manners; citizenship; swashbuckling; propriety, properness, correctitude; impropriety, improperness; manner, personal manner
    Derived form: verb conduct3
Verb conduct has 6 senses
  1. conduct, carry on, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
    --1 is one way to manage, deal, care, handle
    Derived form: noun conducting1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    => Somebody ----s somebody
  2. conduct, lead, direct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
    --2 is one way to perform, execute, do
    Derived form: noun conducting2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
    --3 is a kind of hold, carry, bear; act, move
    Derived forms: noun conduct2, noun conduct1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
    --4 is one way to bring, convey, take
    Derived forms: noun conduction1, noun conductor3, noun conductor2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  5. lead, take, direct, conduct, guide - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  6. conduct - lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
    --6 is one way to
    perform
    Derived forms: noun conductor1, noun conducting2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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