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

• unconducted adjective
• well-conducted adjective

Etymology

Origin of conducted

conduct ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Maxwell-Jolly said the analysis he conducted replicated an internal, unpublished department report tracking vision services between 2015 and 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A survey conducted by Harvard’s undergrad student government found that about 94% of students oppose the policy to cap A’s, based on over 800 responses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"I feel people here are increasingly opening up… If everything is conducted fairly, then we will be victorious."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A new tender process seeking a "valued engineered design" was conducted, with contractors asked to provide several finish options due to "budget constraints".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Here’s one more example, from a workshop conducted by Del Close, another of the fathers of improv.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell