Definitions for conduct
ˈkɒn dʌkt; kənˈdʌktcon·duct

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.6 / 5 votes

1. behavior, behaviour, conduct, doingsnoun

   manner of acting or controlling yourself

2. demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportmentverb

   (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

3. conduct, carry on, dealverb

   direct the course of; manage or control

   "You cannot conduct business like this"

4. conduct, lead, directverb

   lead, as in the performance of a composition

   "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

5. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carryverb

   behave in a certain manner

   "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

6. lead, take, direct, conduct, guideverb

   take somebody somewhere

   "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

7. impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channelverb

   transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

   "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

8. conductverb

   lead musicians in the performance of

   "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. conductnoun

   The act or method of controlling or directing

2. conductnoun

   Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

   Conduct of armies is a prince's art. - Edmund Waller.

3. conductnoun

   The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

4. conductnoun

   Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

5. conductverb

   To lead, or guide; to escort.

6. conductverb

   To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.

   Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. - William H. Prescott.

7. conductverb

   (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

   He conducted himself well.

8. conductverb

   To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.

9. conductverb

   To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

10. conductverb

    To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

11. conductverb

    To carry out (something organized)

12. Etymology: conductus, from conductus, perfect passive participle of conduco; see also conduce and conduit.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONDUCTnoun

   Etymology: conduit, Fr. con and ductus, Latin.

   1. Management; economy.

   Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold, stir more than they can quiet, and fly to the end without consideration of the means. Francis Bacon.

   How void of reason are our hopes and fears!
   What in the conduct of our life appears
   So well design’d, so luckily begun,
   But when we have our wish, we wish undone? John Dryden, Juv.

   2. The act of leading troops; the duty of a general.

   Conduct of armies is a prince’s art. Edmund Waller.

   3. Convoy; escorte; guard.

   I was ashamed to ask the king footmen and horsemen, and conduct for safeguard against our adversaries. 1 Esdr. viii. 51.

   His majesty,
   Tend’ring my person’s safety, hath appointed
   This conduct to convey me to the Tower. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   4. The act of convoying or guarding.

   Some three or four of you;
   Go, give him courteous conduct to this place. William Shakespeare.

   5. A warrant by which a convoy is appointed, or safety is assured.6. Behaviour; regular life.

   Though all regard for reputation is not quite laid aside, it is so low, that very few think virtue and conduct of absolute necessity for preserving it. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Conductverb

   Etymology: conduire, French.

   1. To lead; to direct; to accompany in order to shew the way.

   I shall strait conduct you to a hill side, where I will point you out the right path. John Milton, on Education.

   O may thy pow’r, propitious still to me,
   Conduct my steps to find the fatal tree,
   In this deep forest. John Dryden, Æn.

   2. To usher, and to attend in civility.

   Pray, receive them nobly, and conduct them
   Into our presence. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Ascanius bids ’em be conducted in. John Dryden, Æn.

   3. To manage; as, to conduct an affair.4. To head an army; to order troops.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conduct

   Conduct refers to a person's behavior or the way they act. It can also refer to the act of directing or managing something such as a meeting, an event, or a group of people. In a scientific context, it can refer to the transmission or conveying of particular forms of energy, like heat or electricity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Conductnoun

   the act or method of conducting; guidance; management

2. Conductnoun

   skillful guidance or management; generalship

3. Conductnoun

   convoy; escort; guard; guide

4. Conductnoun

   that which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument

5. Conductnoun

   the manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior

6. Conductnoun

   plot; action; construction; manner of development

7. Conductnoun

   to lead, or guide; to escort; to attend

8. Conductnoun

   to lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom

9. Conductnoun

   to behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well

10. Conductnoun

    to serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc

11. Conductnoun

    to direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition

12. Conductverb

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

13. Conductverb

    to conduct one's self; to behave

14. Etymology: [See Conduct, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Conduct

   kon-dukt′, v.t. to lead or guide: to convey (water): to direct: to manage: to behave: (elect.) to carry or transmit.—ns. Con′duct, act or method of leading or managing: guidance: escort: guide: management: behaviour; Conductibil′ity.—adjs. Conduct′ible, capable of conducting heat, &c.: capable of being conducted or transmitted.—n. Conduc′tion, act or property of conducting or transmitting: transmission by a conductor, as heat.—adj. Conduct′ive, having the quality or power of conducting or transmitting.—ns. Conductiv′ity, a power that bodies have of transmitting heat and electricity; Conduct′or, the person or thing that conducts: a leader: a manager: a leader of an orchestra: one in charge of a bus, &c.: that which has the property of transmitting electricity, heat, &c.—n.fem. Conduct′ress. [L. conductus—conducĕre. See Conduce.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conduct

   A type of behavior.

   Her conduct was excellent, she was a role model for so many to follow.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020  

2. ---

   conduct

   To convey or express.

   They do conduct themselves so responsibly when they are at school which is so beautiful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2020  

3. ---

   conduct

   To transmit or serve as a channel for transmission.

   The bottle did conduct sound very well as they were playing with them as if they were instruments.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 31, 2019  

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Perform

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conduct ' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3259

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conduct ' in Nouns Frequency: #1404

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conduct ' in Verbs Frequency: #394

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How to pronounce conduct ?

1. Alex

   US English

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

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   British

   Mia

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   Australian

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   Australian

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   Indian

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   US English

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How to say conduct in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conduct in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conduct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of conduct in a Sentence

1. Mr Chandra:

   We did about 10,000 hires last year. We have lots of different roles at Google and we hire people from all different backgrounds, we are a company that provides to ability for folks to be able to express their position, or their thoughts, on any particular topic but we’re very clear though that it has to abide by the code of conduct, it has to be respectful and not intended to be hurtful.

2. Senator Blackburn:

   It has been made public that he has a rap sheet with a laundry list of citations, including multiple failures to appear in court in Tennessee, we expect our judges to respect the law, not disregard it. If Andre Mathis ' thought Andre Mathis ' was above the law before, imagine how Andre Mathis ''ll conduct Andre Mathis ' if Andre Mathis ''s confirmed.

3. Elijah Cummings:

   Mr. President, I go home to my district daily. Each morning, I wake up, and I go and fight for my neighbors. It is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. But, it is my moral duty to fight for my constituents.

4. Senator Feinstein:

   I support Mrs. Ford's decision to share Christine Blasey Ford story, and now that Christine Blasey Ford has, it is in the hands of the FBI to conduct an investigation, this should happen before The Senate Judiciary Committee moves forward on this nominee.

5. Steve Warren:

   They've done hundreds of airstrikes at this point. I'm not putting out the count anymore, but they conduct airstrikes, but only a fraction of them have been against (ISIS) targets, and when I say fraction, I'm talking ... 10%.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conduct
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conduct
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=conduct
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conduct
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=conduct
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=conduct