əˈkwɪt

ækt bɪˈheɪv bɪˈheɪvjɚ bɪˈheɪvjə ˈkɛ.ɹi ˈkæɹi ˈɑn kəmˈpɔː(ɹ)t ˈkɒndʌkt ˈkɑndʌkt kənˈdʌkt ˈkɒndʌkt ˈkɑndʌkt kənˈdʌkt kənˈveɪ dɪˈmiːnə(ɹ) dɪˈminɚ dɪˈpɔɹt dɪˈpɔːt dɪˈpɔːtmənt dɪˈpɔɹt.mənt d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt duː du dʉː ɪmˈpɑːt ɪmˈpɑːɹt liːd teɪk tɹænsˈmɪt behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself You should act like an adult Don't behave like a fool What makes her do this way? The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people manner of acting or controlling yourself lead, as in the performance of a composition conduct an orchestra Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years lead musicians in the performance of Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor she cannot conduct modern pieces take somebody somewhere we led 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 Sound carries well over water The airwaves carry the sound Many metals conduct heat direct the course of; manage or control You cannot conduct business like this (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people