Read vs Conduct - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Definition as Verb
- lead musicians in the performance of
- behave in a certain manner
- direct the course of; manage or control
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- take somebody somewhere
Definition as Verb
- interpret something that is written or printed
- look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
- interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
- audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role
- to hear and understand
- be a student of a certain subject
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- make sense of a language
Examples
- "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
- "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
- "You cannot conduct business like this"
- "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
- "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
- "the article was a very good read"
- "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
- "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
- "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
- "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
- "I read you loud and clear!"
- "She is reading for the bar exam"
- "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
- "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
- "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
- "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
- "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"