conducted

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con•duct /n. ˈkɑndʌkt; v. kənˈdʌkt/   n. [uncountable]

1. personal behavior;
   deportment:
   immature conduct during class.
2. the way something is organized or carried out;
   management:
   the conduct of a business.
3. the act of leading;
   guidance;
   escort:
   promised him safe conduct out of the country.

v. 

4. to behave or manage (oneself ):
   [~ + oneself] conducted themselves well at the ceremonies.
5. to direct in action or course;
   manage;
   carry on:
   [~ + object] conducted the family business.
6. to direct (an orchestra, etc.) as leader: [no object]
   A famous maestro is conducting in tonight's concert.
   [~ + object]
   conducted the school orchestra for years.
7. [~ + object] to lead or guide;
   escort:
   to conduct a tour.
8. Physics [~ + object] to serve as a channel for (heat, etc.);
   allow to pass through:
   Copper conducts electricity.

con•duct•i•bil•i•ty /kənˌdʌktəˈbɪlɪti/  n. [uncountable]
con•duct•i•ble, adj. See -duc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•duct  (n. kon′dukt;v. kən dukt′), n. 

1. personal behavior;
   way of acting;
   bearing or deportment.
2. direction or management;
   execution:
   the conduct of a business.
3. the act of conducting;
   guidance;
   escort:
   The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
4. [Obs.] a guide;
   an escort.

v.t. 

5. to behave or manage (oneself ):
   He conducted himself well.
6. to direct in action or course;
   manage;
   carry on:
   to conduct a meeting; to conduct a test.
7. to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
8. to lead or guide;
   escort:
   to conduct a tour.
9. Physics to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.):
   Copper conducts electricity.

v.i. 

10. to lead.
11. to act as conductor, esp. of a musical group.

• Latin as above; see conduit
• Anglo-French
• Medieval Latin conductus escort, noun, nominal use of Latin conductus (past participle of condūcere to conduce), equivalent. to con- con- + duc- lead + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English conduyt(e)
• late Middle English 1250–1300

con•duct′i•ble, adj. 
con•duct′i•bil′i•ty, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. demeanor, comportment, actions, manners. See behavior. 
• 2. guidance, administration.
• 5. deport, bear.
• 6. supervise, administer.
• 8. See guide. 

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conduct noun / ˈkɒndʌkt/

1. the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
2. the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling
3. the act of guiding or leading

verb / kənˈdʌkt/

1. (transitive) to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour)
2. (transitive) to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control
3. (transitive) to do or carry out: conduct a survey
4. (transitive) to behave or manage (oneself)
5. to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton
6. to transmit (heat, electricity, etc)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Medieval Latin conductus escorted, from Latin: drawn together, from condūcere to conduce

conˈductible adjective

conˌductiˈbility noun