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conduct

[kon-duhkt, kuhn-duhkt]

noun

  1. personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. direction or management; administration.

    the conduct of a business.

    Synonyms: ,
  3. the act of conducting; guidance.

    The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.

  4. Obsolete.a guide; an escort.



verb (used with object)

  1. to behave or manage (oneself).

    He conducted himself well.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a test.

    to conduct a meeting;

    to conduct a test.

    Synonyms: ,
  3. to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.

  4. to lead or guide; escort.

    to conduct a tour.

  5. to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.).

    Copper conducts electricity.

verb (used without object)

  1. to lead.

  2. to act as conductor, or leader of a musical group, by communicating a specific interpretation of the music to the performers by motions of a baton or the hands.

conduct

noun

  1. the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour

  2. the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling

  3. rarethe act of guiding or leading

  4. rarea guide or leader

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour )

  2. (tr) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control

  3. (tr) to do or carry out

    conduct a survey

  4. (tr) to behave or manage (oneself)

    the child conducted himself well

  5. Also (esp US): direct.to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton

  6. to transmit (heat, electricity, etc)

    metals conduct heat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • conductible adjective
  • conductibility noun
  • nonconductibility noun
  • nonconductible adjective
  • preconduct verb (used with object)
  • reconduct verb (used with object)
  • unconductible adjective
  • Dzˈܳپ adjective
  • Dzˌܳپˈٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conduct1

First recorded in 1250–1300; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin conductus “escort,” noun use of Latin conductus (past participle of DzԻū “to lead, bring together”), equivalent to con- con- + duc- “to lead” + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English conduyt(e), from Anglo-French, from Latin as above; conduit; conduce
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conduct1

C15: from Medieval Latin conductus escorted, from Latin: drawn together, from DzԻū to conduce
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Example Sentences

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His government's made £200m available to try to create a long-term future for the area and Scottish Enterprise is conducting "due diligence" on potential investors.

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The interview was co-ordinated by the SBU and conducted at a derelict building in Zaporizhzhia being used as a kind of safe house by the service, which confirmed the basic facts of Kurashov's life.

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“The idea that protesters can so quickly cross the line between protected conduct and ‘rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States’ is untenable and dangerous,” the judge wrote.

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“We’re still conducting an investigation to really understand and ascertain the facts of the case,” De Jesus said.

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The final round of bidding was conducted by the U.S.

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When To Use

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To conduct oneself is to behave or manage oneself. To conduct a tour is to lead or guide it. How does conduct compare to synonyms guide, direct, and lead? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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