conduct
1. manner of acting or controlling yourself (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
behavior, behaviour, doings
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
aggression, bohemianism, dirty pool, dirty tricks, discourtesy,
offense, offence, offensive activity, easiness, the way of the world, the ways of the world
2. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, deportment
• Derivationally related forms:
deport (for: deportment)
• Hypernyms:
trait
• Hyponyms:
manners, citizenship, swashbuckling, propriety, properness,
correctitude, impropriety, improperness, manner, personal manner
1. direct the course of;
manage or control (Freq. 44)
- You cannot conduct business like this
• Syn:
carry on, deal
• Derivationally related forms:
deal (for: deal), dealings (for: deal), dealing (for: deal), conducting
• Hypernyms:
manage, deal, care, handle
• Hyponyms:
racketeer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. lead, as in the performance of a composition (Freq. 30)
- conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
• Syn:
lead, direct
• Derivationally related forms:
director (for: direct), lead (for: lead), conducting
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
perform, execute, do
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. behave in a certain manner (Freq. 2)
- She carried herself well
- he bore himself with dignity
- They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
• Syn:
behave, acquit, bear, deport, comport, carry
• Derivationally related forms:
comportment (for: comport), deportment (for: deport), bearing (for: bear)
• Hypernyms:
hold, carry, bear, act, move
• Hyponyms:
fluster, assert, put forward, deal, walk around,
pose, posture
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. take somebody somewhere (Freq. 2)
- We lead him to our chief
- can you take me to the main entrance?
- He conducted us to the palace
• Syn:
lead, take, direct, guide
• Derivationally related forms:
guide (for: guide), leader (for: lead)
• Hyponyms:
beacon, hand, mislead, misdirect, misguide,
lead astray, usher, show
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission (Freq. 1)
- Sound carries well over water
- The airwaves carry the sound
- Many metals conduct heat
• Syn:
impart, transmit, convey, carry, channel
• Derivationally related forms:
channel (for: channel), carrier (for: carry), carry (for: carry), transmission (for: transmit), transmittal (for: transmit), conductive, conduction, conductor
• Hypernyms:
bring, convey, take
• Hyponyms:
wash up, pipe in, bring in, retransmit
• Verb Group:
carry, convey, express
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. lead musicians in the performance of
- Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor
- she cannot conduct modern pieces
• Derivationally related forms:
conductor, conducting
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
perform
• Verb Group:
lead, direct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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