Definitions of conduct [ənˈdu sɪv, -ˈdyu-]

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Definition of 'conduct'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) conduct
personal behavior; way of acting; deportment.

2.  conduct
direction, management, or execution:
the conduct of a business.

3.  conduct
the act of leading; guidance; escort.

4.  conduct
Obs. a guide; escort.

5. (v.t.) conduct
to behave or manage (oneself).

6.  conduct
to direct in action or course; manage; carry on:
to conduct a test.

7.  conduct
to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.

8.  conduct
to lead or guide; escort:
to conduct a tour.

9.  conduct
to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.):
Copper conducts electricity.

10. (v.i.) conduct
to lead.

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

Etymology: (1440–1450; late ME < ML conductus escort < L conductus, ptp. of condūcereconduce)

Definition of 'conduct'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
manner of acting or controlling yourself

2. (verb) demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

3. (verb) conduct, carry on, deal
direct the course of; manage or control
"You cannot conduct business like this"

4. (verb) conduct, lead, direct
lead, as in the performance of a composition
"conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

5. (verb) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
behave in a certain manner
"She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

6. (verb) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
take somebody somewhere
"We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

7. (verb) impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

8. (verb) conduct
lead musicians in the performance of
"Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

Definition of 'conduct'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) conduct
to do sth, usually to get information
police conducting an investigation; to conduct an experiment/interview

2. conduct
to lead an orchestra, band, or singers
***He conducts the high school band.

3. conduct
(of material) to carry electricity
the current is conducted along the wires

4. (noun) conduct
sb's behavior
angry at the students for their bad conduct

Definition of 'conduct'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) conduct
the act or method of conducting; guidance; management

2. (noun) conduct
skillful guidance or management; generalship

3. (noun) conduct
convoy; escort; guard; guide

4. (noun) conduct
that which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument

5. (noun) conduct
the manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior

6. (noun) conduct
plot; action; construction; manner of development

7. (noun) conduct
to lead, or guide; to escort; to attend

8. (noun) conduct
to lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom

9. (noun) conduct
to behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well

10. (noun) conduct
to serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc

11. (noun) conduct
to direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition

12. (verb) conduct
to act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry

13. (verb) conduct
to conduct one's self; to behave

Translation of 'conduct'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to lead or guide We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.
Afrikaans: begelei	Arabic: يَقود	Bulgarian: съпровождам
Brazilian: guiar	Czech: vést, provádět	German: führen
Danish: føre; lede	Greek: (καθ)οδηγώ	Spanish: conducir, guiar
Estonian: giidi poolt juhtima	Farsi: هدایت کردن؛ سرپرستی کردن	Finnish: opastaa
French: conduire	Hebrew: לְהַדרִיך	Hindi: चलाना
Croatian: vođenje, vodstvo	Hungarian: vezet	Indonesian: memimpin
Icelandic: fara með, fylgja	Italian: condurre	Japanese: 案内する
Korean: 안내하다	Lithuanian: vesti, vadovauti	Latvian: vest; pavadīt
Malay: mengendalikan	Dutch: leiden	Norwegian: føre, lede
Polish: prowadzić	Persian: هدایت کردن؛ سرپرستی کردن	Pashto: لارښوول: اراره كول، تنظيم
Portuguese: guiar	Romanian: a conduce	Russian: руководить
Slovak: sprevádzať	Slovenian: voditi	Serbian: voditi
Swedish: leda, anföra	Thai: นำ	Turkish: yol göstermek
Taiwanese: 引導	Ukrainian: вести; супроводити	Urdu: قیادت کرنا ، راستہ دکھانا
Vietnamese: hướng dẫn	Chinese: 引导
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