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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.

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The mission's primary objectives are to "continue carrying out space science and application work, conduct astronauts' extravehicular activities and cargo transfer in and out of the cabin", the CMSA's Zhang told reporters.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The Bank of Japan is scheduled to conduct outright purchases across multiple tranches of Japan’s government-bond market on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Norway will conduct a bond auction on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The Football Association is investigating Southampton's conduct after the club admitted to spying on three other Championship sides during the past season.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In fact, she had visited the estate some months earlier to conduct a séance that did not go precisely as planned.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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