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conduct

verb
con·​duct | \ kÉ™n-ˈdÉ™kt also ˈkän-ËŒdÉ™kt How to pronounce conduct (audio) \
conducted; conducting; conducts

Definition of conduct

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : to direct or take part in the operation or management of conduct an experiment conduct a business conduct an investigation
b : to direct the performance of conduct an orchestra conduct an opera
c : to lead from a position of command conduct a siege conduct a class
2 : to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and especially in a controlled manner conducted herself in a professional manner
3 : to bring by or as if by leading : guide conduct tourists through a museum
4a : to convey in a channel
b : to act as a medium for conveying or transmitting Metals conduct electricity well.

intransitive verb

1 of a road or passage : to show the way : lead
2a : to act as leader or director
b : to have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity

conduct

noun
con·​duct | \ ˈkän-(ËŒ)dÉ™kt How to pronounce conduct (audio) \

Definition of conduct (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles questionable conduct
2 : the act, manner, or process of carrying on : management praised for his conduct of the campaign
3 obsolete : escort, guide
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Other Words from conduct

Verb

conductibility \ kÉ™n-​ËŒdÉ™k-​tÉ™-​ˈbi-​lÉ™-​tÄ“ How to pronounce conductibility (audio) \ noun
conductible \ kÉ™n-​ˈdÉ™k-​tÉ™-​bÉ™l How to pronounce conductible (audio) \ adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for conduct

Verb

conduct, manage, control, direct mean to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate. conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group. conducted negotiations manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result. manages a meat market control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course. controlling his appetite direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation. directs the store's day-to-day business

synonyms see in addition behave

Verb

conduct, direct, and manage mean to provide the leadership or guidance for something. conduct means leading something in person. I will conduct the meeting. direct is used for guiding something that needs constant attention. Our mayor directed the building of a new school. manage means the handling of the small items of something (as a business) or the careful guiding of something to a goal. He's managing the president's reelection campaign.

Examples of conduct in a Sentence

Verb

 The police are conducting an investigation into last week's robbery. I like the way the company conducts business. The magazine conducted a survey. Who will be conducting the meeting? The committee is expected to conduct hearings in May. He conducts the choir with great skill and emotion. conducting the music of Mozart Our guide slowly conducted us through the museum. Our guide conducted us along the path.

Noun

 A panel investigated her conduct and she was subsequently fired. the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state
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 After the match was over, Naomi approached Coco, the youngest player in the 2019 US Open, and told her to join her for the interview conducted after the game, NBC reported. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Naomi Osaka Invited Cori "Coco" Gauff to Join Her for a US Open Interview," 1 Sep. 2019 Scientists compared ancient and modern sequences, tallied up shared sites and mutations, and conducted bulk statistical analyses. — Wired, "Humans and Neanderthals Kept Breeding—and Breeding—for Ages," 1 Sep. 2019 Craig Layman, an ecologist at North Carolina State University in Raleigh who has been conducting research on Abaco for the last dozen years, is expecting the worst for one of his long-term experiments. — David Malakoff, Science | AAAS, "As Hurricane Dorian bears down, researchers get ready," 31 Aug. 2019 Students meet regularly, conduct research, present to the school board and take turns attending board meetings as non-voting members. — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, "12 students named to group that advises St

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