conduct
Americannoun
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personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- Synonyms:
- manners, actions, comportment, demeanor
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direction or management; administration.
the conduct of a business.
- Synonyms:
- government, guidance
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the act of conducting; guidance.
The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
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Obsolete. a guide; an escort.
verb (used with object)
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to behave or manage (oneself).
He conducted himself well.
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to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a test.
to conduct a meeting;
to conduct a test.
- Synonyms:
- administer, supervise
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to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
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to lead or guide; escort.
to conduct a tour.
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to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.).
Copper conducts electricity.
verb (used without object)
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to lead.
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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.
noun
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the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
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the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling
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rare the act of guiding or leading
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rare a guide or leader
verb
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(tr) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour )
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(tr) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control
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(tr) to do or carry out
conduct a survey
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(tr) to behave or manage (oneself)
the child conducted himself well
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Also (esp US): direct. to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton
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to transmit (heat, electricity, etc)
metals conduct heat
Usage
What 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 Thesaurus.com.
Related Words
See behavior.
Other Word Forms
- conductibility noun
- conductible adjective
- nonconductibility noun
- nonconductible adjective
- preconduct verb (used with object)
- reconduct verb (used with object)
- unconductible adjective
Etymology
Origin of conduct
First recorded in 1250–1300; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin conductus “escort,” noun use of Latin conductus (past participle of condūcere “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
Example Sentences
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The man was immediately arrested and forensics were being conducted at the scene, police added.
From BBC
The report said a county medical examiner would conduct an autopsy.
Vorhis urged the Anderson City Council to “reflect carefully on the conduct and public communications” of its elected leaders.
From Los Angeles Times
It is her conduct while in that role, however, that has drawn some of the fiercest backlash.
From BBC
Both killings have drawn international attention and condemnation over the government's egregiously false accounts of what happened, intensifying public concern about the conduct and oversight of federal immigration operations.
From Barron's
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