noun
- The way of administering a business.
- The direction of an orchestra or choir.
- usage: "he does not use a baton for conducting"
verb
- Direct the course of; manage or control.
- usage: "You cannot conduct business like this"
- Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
- usage: "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- Behave in a certain manner.
- usage: "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
- Take somebody somewhere.
- usage: "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance"; "He conducted us to the palace"
- Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.
- usage: "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
- Lead musicians in the performance of.
- usage: "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
- synonyms: conduct
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