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Noun conducting has 2 senses
- conducting - the way of administering a business
--1 is a kind of administration, disposal
- conducting - the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting"
--2 is a kind of management, direction
Verb conduct has 6 senses
- 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
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s somebody
- 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
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Somebody ----s something
- 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
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- 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
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- 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"
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- 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
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