to conduct
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3.7
- verb
- /kənˈdʌkt/
- She always conducts herself courteously, even in difficult situations.
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Watch on YouTubeLike they know, you know, like this is how I conduct myself in the world.
- Like they know, you know, like this is how I conduct myself in the world.
- And I can make sure I conducted myself as humble as possible.
- Yeah and that's how I conducted myself.
- And the way that he kind of conducts himself is so welcoming and inviting.
- Certainly what you know, what should how should the US conduct itself?
- I mean, I, I was, I was just frightened of conducting myself in, in a dating relationship.
- But he gave me the control to see how I would conduct myself with it.
- Whichever end of the spectrum you're at, you will know how to conduct yourself that day.
- You're you, you you're seeing how you need to conduct yourself.
- And I was trained on societal conventions of how to conduct myself.
- He's his rhetoric and the way he conducts himself is sometimes pretty shocking.
Examples
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She's an aspiring stateswoman and must conduct herself with due decorum.
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However, when the two schools met at sporting events, the students conducted themselves in an appropriate manner.
Academic text (1992) -
It's actually day by day how you do your work, how you conduct yourself, how you treat people.
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It's how you conduct your life and yourself and your values.
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For Joey had no idea how to conduct himself on such a visit.
Fiction book (1997) -
I expect you to conduct yourself professionally.
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Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count on a hearty friendship.
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How each individual student conducts himself or herself in the game affects other players.
Academic text (1997) -
And the way that he kind of conducts himself is so welcoming and inviting.
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So that means you should conduct yourself as an attorney at all times, wear the proper attire, and never, ever argue with me after I've made a decision.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Behave in a certain way, often to pretend or hide feelings
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1.0
To act in a proper or polite way
47
3.0
Have a particular way of moving or behaving
33
6.7
To act in a particular way
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8.0
Behave in a way that matches what people expect
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6.1
To behave in a certain way to follow rules or show respect
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
1
8.0
An official paper that lets a person travel safely through a dangerous area
How Proper
Surface Forms
Etymology
Conduct comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and ducere 'to lead'. A helpful way to remember it is that to 'conduct yourself' is to 'lead yourself' in a certain way, so it means to behave.