conducted

[ kuhn-duhk-tid ]

adjective

1. directed, managed, or carried on:

   This is a carefully conducted study of the effect of exposure to certain chemicals on pregnant women.

2. led, guided, or escorted:

   Conducted tours of the Abbey and grounds are available.

3. (of an orchestra, chorus, etc., or a musical performance) directed by a conductor:

   In this program, instrumental music students enroll in large conducted ensembles for a total of 8 semesters.

4. (of heat, electricity, or sound) carried or channeled by some object or medium:

   More than 45% of the energy produced by solid-state devices is light, and the remainder is conducted heat, which warms the air and increases the air conditioning load.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of conduct ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·con·duct·ed adjective
• well-con·duct·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conducted¹

conduct ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

The company has a supplier code of conduct and says it assessed 1,142 suppliers in 49 countries in 2019, ensuring that good labor conditions are upheld.

From Washington Post

We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels respected and upholds our standards of conduct.

From Washington Post

It includes characterizations such as “honorable,” “other than honorable,” “bad conduct” or “dishonorable.”

From Popular-Science

It said it took “quick action” and worked with an external firm to strengthen its procedures, and will add assessments of adherence to the code of conduct to metrics used to evaluate senior management.

From Fortune

The Bucs signed Brown, the former seven-time Pro Bowler for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and now his eight-game suspension by the NFL for violating the personal conduct policy has expired.

From Washington Post

The army has since conducted a brutal wave of jailings against activists and journalists.

From The Daily Beast

To reclaim it, he had to move beyond established conventions about how a literary career should be conducted.

From The Daily Beast

They were conducted entirely in Hebrew, a language the U.S. native does not speak, although he was provided a translator.

From The Daily Beast

In 1953, Les Cahiers devoted an issue to Hitchcock, including an interview conducted by André Bazin, the editor of the magazine.

From The Daily Beast

This past May, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal conducted a joint poll on body art.

From The Daily Beast

More laborers are needed for the Jesuit missions, as well as for those conducted by the friars.

From Project Gutenberg

He, therefore, did as he said; made no further observation, but conducted himself to his young friend with grave distance.

From Project Gutenberg

He himself, seeing the door opened by Licentiate Legaspi in the case of the other woman, conducted the cause.

From Project Gutenberg

Since then the whole of the trade of transit by rail has been conducted by the companies owning the lines.

From Project Gutenberg

Having conducted Mrs. Irvin to the seat, the Egyptian bowed and retired again through the doorway by which they had entered.

From Project Gutenberg