conduct


Definition: Meaning of, conduct in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒndʌkt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
conduct conducted conducted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
conducting conducts
  1. carry out [transitive] to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts
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  2. music [intransitive and transitive] to stand in front of a group of musicians or singers and direct their playing or singing [↪  conductor]
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  3. behave conduct yourself formal to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people judge you by the way you behave
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  4. electricity/heat [transitive] if something conducts electricity or heat, it allows electricity or heat to travel along or through it [↪  conductor]
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  5. show somebody something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] formal to take or lead someone somewhere
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[uncountable] [formal]
  1. the way someone behaves, especially in public, in their job etc [=  behaviour]
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  2. conduct of something the way in which an activity is organized and carried out
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conduct used in phrases

  • Distinguished Conduct Medal (noun)
    1. a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field
  • code of conduct (noun)
    1. a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
  • disorderly conduct (noun)
    1. any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
  • safe conduct (noun)
    1. SAFE PASSAGE
  • safe-conduct (noun)
    1. a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
  • wrongful conduct (noun)
    1. activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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