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conduct
[ noun kon-duhkt; verb kuhn-duhkt ]
noun
- personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
Synonyms: , , ,
- direction or management; administration:
the conduct of a business.
Synonyms: ,
- the act of conducting; guidance:
The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
- Obsolete. a guide; an escort.
verb (used with object)
- to behave or manage (oneself):
He conducted himself well.
Synonyms: ,
- to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a test.
to conduct a meeting;
to conduct a test.
Synonyms: ,
- to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
- to lead or guide; escort:
to conduct a tour.
- to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.):
Copper conducts electricity.
verb (used without object)
- to lead.
- 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.
conduct
noun
- the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
- the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling
- rare.the act of guiding or leading
- rare.a guide or leader
verb
- tr to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour )
- tr to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control
- tr to do or carry out
conduct a survey
- tr to behave or manage (oneself)
the child conducted himself well
- to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton Also (esp US)direct
- to transmit (heat, electricity, etc)
metals conduct heat
Derived Forms
- Dzˈܳپ, adjective
- Dzˌܳپˈٲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ܳ·· adjective
- Dz·ܳ····ٲ [k, uh, n-duhk-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ԴDz·Dz·ܳ·پ···ٲ noun
- ԴDz·Dz·ܳ·پ· adjective
- ·Dz·ܳ verb (used with object)
- ·Dz·ܳ verb (used with object)
- un·Dz·ܳ·· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conduct1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conduct1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Never before have we seen entirely peaceful conduct being criminalised for nothing other than offering a consensual conversation," he said.
She found Excel's "conduct in relation to this litigation was both unreasonable and out of the norm", and therefore ordered the firm to pay the winning party's legal costs of £10,240.10.
Now Lowe says his KC's review of the investigation has shown the original investigation conducted on behalf of the party was "fundamentally flawed, unfair, and influenced by political motivations".
Barker and his team used multiple sources to put together their inventory, crosschecking information they found in different sources against launch livestreams and studies previously conducted by other researchers.
Inspector general offices routinely conduct independent investigations and audits of federal agencies, and look into possible security breaches.
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When To Use
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 .
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