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conduct
[ noun kon-duhkt; verb kuhn-duhkt ]
noun
- personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
Synonyms: , , ,
- direction or management; administration:
the conduct of a business.
Synonyms: ,
- the act of conducting; guidance:
The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
- Obsolete. a guide; an escort.
verb (used with object)
- to behave or manage (oneself):
He conducted himself well.
Synonyms: ,
- to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a test.
to conduct a meeting;
to conduct a test.
Synonyms: ,
- to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
- to lead or guide; escort:
to conduct a tour.
- to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.):
Copper conducts electricity.
verb (used without object)
- to lead.
- 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
- the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
- the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling
- rare.the act of guiding or leading
- rare.a guide or leader
verb
- tr to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour )
- tr to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control
- tr to do or carry out
conduct a survey
- tr to behave or manage (oneself)
the child conducted himself well
- to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton Also (esp US)direct
- to transmit (heat, electricity, etc)
metals conduct heat
Derived Forms
- Dzˈܳپ, adjective
- Dzˌܳپˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ܳ·· adjective
- Dz·ܳ····ٲ [k, uh, n-duhk-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ԴDz·Dz·ܳ·پ···ٲ noun
- ԴDz·Dz·ܳ·پ· adjective
- ·Dz·ܳ verb (used with object)
- ·Dz·ܳ verb (used with object)
- un·Dz·ܳ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conduct1
Word History and Origins
Origin of conduct1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This is how high-level US-Russian diplomacy is being conducted now in the Trump era.
But they may also use the Pope's funeral as a rare and unexpected opportunity to conduct a little impromptu diplomacy.
Three years ago, in response to a number of concerns over Scottish education, Prof Louise Hayward was asked by the Scottish government to conduct a review of qualifications and assessment.
Once the last was removed, inspectors from the Office for Nuclear Regulation conducted checks before declaring the power station "nuclear free".
The fourth and seventh rounds will be conducted Saturday.
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When To Use
are other ways to say conduct?
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 .
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