conducted

American  

[kuhn-duhk-tid] / kənˈdʌk tɪd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of conduct.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• well-conducted
  adjective
• unconducted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of conducted

conduct ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Czernowitz was by then a Habsburg afterimage: Jews, Germans, Romanians, Ukrainians and Poles, brushing past one another in schools, markets and cafes, their lives conducted in competing alphabets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Now, the largest review of research conducted so far suggests that some of those claims are backed by evidence, while others are not.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The Wall Street Journal conducted an analysis last year and found that families have lost at least $190 million in 16 bankruptcies at continuing-care retirement communities, wiping out the savings of more than 1,000 families.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

North Korea has conducted eight missile tests this year, which analysts say may reflect Pyongyang's efforts to take advantage of eroding international norms to cement its nuclear status.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

But by today’s standards, the 1938 surveys and interviews were not conducted scientifically.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow