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conduct

[kon-duhkt, kuhn-duhkt] / ˈkɒn dʌkt, kənˈdʌkt /




VERB
comport oneself
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


Usage

What are other ways to say conduct? To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

Example Sentences

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If the swap with the U.A.E. happens, it would demonstrate that the U.S. can conduct effective economic statecraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Southampton have asked for more time as they conduct an internal review into what exactly happened last Thursday.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“We understand that our community is shocked and hurt by this news, but what’s important to remember is that this was the conduct of one individual,” Bruno said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The advance could eventually support the development of dissipationless electronics, which conduct electricity without energy loss.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

This experiment is known as ‘Pascal’s barrel’, although there is no evidence he conducted it himself; he did conduct experiments designed to illustrate the principle involved, but that had already been described by Mersenne.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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