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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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However, such leaders in the tech industry have been conducting mass layoffs every year for the last several years.

From BBC

The USDA’s Prospective Plantings report is based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March, reflecting growers’ plans at that time.

From Barron's

She lost her case at the appeals court, which held that Colorado’s law merely regulates conduct by medical professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal

District Judge Amir Ali determined in his ruling issued Monday that Donner failed to meet the company rules and that his conduct was not protected by the District of Columbia’s sick leave law.

From Los Angeles Times

It advised patients to conduct regular liver panel testing when first taking the treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal