| NOUN | act | conduct, behavior, behaviour, doings | manner of acting or controlling yourself |
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| attribute | conduct, demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | |
| VERB | social | conduct, carry on, deal | direct the course of |
| creation | conduct, lead, direct | lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
| social | conduct, behave, acquit, bear, deport, comport, carry | behave in a certain manner | |
| motion | conduct, lead, take, direct, guide | take somebody somewhere | |
| motion | conduct, impart, transmit, convey, carry, channel | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | |
| creation | conduct | lead musicians in the performance of |
| Sounds | kaa'ndahkt; kahndah'kt | |
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| Rhymes | abduct ... viaduct: 19 rhymes with ahkt... | |
| Meaning | manner of acting or controlling yourself. | |
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| Synonyms | behavior, behaviour, doings | |
| Narrower | aggression | deliberately unfriendly behavior |
| bohemianism | conduct characteristic of a bohemian | |
| dirty pool | conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike | |
| dirty tricks | underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent | |
| discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity | A lack of politeness | |
| easiness | The quality of being easy in behavior or style | |
| the way of the world, the ways of the world | The manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen | |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
| Spanish | actuación, comportamiento, conducta | |
| Catalan | actuació, comportament, conducta | |
| Verbs | conduct | behave in a certain manner |
| Meaning | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people. | |
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| Synonyms | demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, deportment | |
| Narrower | citizenship | conduct as a citizen |
| impropriety, improperness | An improper demeanor | |
| manner, personal manner | A way of acting or behaving | |
| manners | social deportment | |
| propriety, properness, correctitude | correct or appropriate behavior | |
| swashbuckling | flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior | |
| Broader | trait | A distinguishing feature of your personal nature |
| Spanish | comportamiento, conducta, maneras, modales, proceder | |
| Catalan | comportament, conducta, maneres, modals, posat | |
| Verbs | conduct | behave in a certain manner |
| Meaning | direct the course of; manage or control. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "You cannot conduct business like this" | |
| Synonyms | carry on, deal | |
| Narrower | racketeer | carry on illegal business activities involving crime |
| Broader | manage, deal, care, handle | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of |
| Spanish | conducir, llevar, manejar | |
| Catalan | conduir, portar | |
| Nouns | conducting | the way of administering a business |
| Meaning | Lead, as in the performance of a composition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonyms | lead, direct | |
| Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| Broader | perform, execute, do | carry out or perform an action |
| Similar to | conduct | Lead musicians in the performance of |
| Spanish | dirigir, encaminar | |
| Catalan | dirigir, encaminar | |
| Nouns | conducting | the direction of an orchestra or choir |
| Meaning | Behave in a certain manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" | |
| Synonyms | behave, acquit, bear, deport, comport, carry | |
| Narrower | assert, put forward | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized |
| deal | Behave in a certain way towards others | |
| fluster | Be flustered | |
| pose, posture | Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | |
| walk around | Behave in a certain manner or have certain properties | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| hold, carry, bear | support or hold in a certain manner | |
| Spanish | comportarse, exiliar | |
| Catalan | captenir-se, comportar-se, conduir-se, exiliar, portar-se | |
| Nouns | conduct | manner of acting or controlling yourself |
| conduct | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | |
| Meaning | Take somebody somewhere. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He conducted us to the palace" | |
| Synonyms | lead, take, direct, guide | |
| Narrower | beacon | Guide with a beacon / beacon |
| hand | Guide or conduct or usher somewhere | |
| mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray | Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | |
| usher, show | Take (someone) to their seats / seats / seats, as in theaters or auditoriums | |
| Spanish | apoderar, conducir, copar, dirigir, encaminar, guiar, llevar | |
| Catalan | apoderar, conduir, copar, dirigir, encaminar, guiar, portar | |
| Meaning | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "Many metals conduct heat" | |
| Synonyms | impart, transmit, convey, carry, channel | |
| Narrower | bring in | transmit |
| pipe in | bring in through pipes | |
| retransmit | transmit again | |
| wash up | carry somewhere (of water or current or waves) | |
| Broader | bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
| Similar to | carry, convey, express | Serve as a means for expressing something |
| carry | Be conveyed over a certain distance | |
| Spanish | canalizar, conducir, dirigir, encauzar, llevar, transmitir, transportar | |
| Catalan | canalitzar, carregar, dirigir, transmetre, transportar | |
| Adjectives | conductive | having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound |
| Nouns | conduction | the transmission of heat or electricity or sound |
| conductor | a device designed to transmit electricity, heat / heat, etc. | |
| conductor | a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat | |
| Meaning | Lead musicians in the performance of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| Broader | perform | Give a performance (of something) |
| Similar to | conduct, lead, direct | Lead, as in the performance of a composition |
| Nouns | conducting | the direction of an orchestra or choir |
| conductor | the person who leads a musical group | |
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