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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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In his opening statement, Gates said he never witnessed Epstein engaged in ongoing criminal conduct, nor had any indication of it.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino will serve as acting chairman for the upcoming June 15-16 monetary policy meeting, while Deputy Gov. Shinichi Uchida will conduct the post-meeting press conference, the bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Phil, he said his first priority was to conduct “Cantata Criolla.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In a statement, a Meta spokesman said the Palo Alto company regularly issues public reports tracking "violating content" on its platforms and "the prevalence of hateful conduct did not increase throughout 2025."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

How many times had she been told that no proper member of an upright Confucian family ever questioned the conduct of elders?

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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