Definition

1. Noun:

   • Manner of personal behavior: The way a person acts or behaves, especially in relation to others or in a particular situation.
   • Management or direction: The act of leading, guiding, or managing an activity or organization.

2. Verb:

   • To lead or guide: To physically lead someone to a place or to guide an activity.
   • To direct a musical performance: To lead an orchestra, choir, or other musical group.
   • To behave in a specified way: To act or comport oneself (used reflexively with "oneself").
   • To transmit or carry: To serve as a medium for the transmission of heat, electricity, or sound.
   • To manage or carry out: To organize and perform a task or operation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • His professional conduct during the meeting was exemplary.
  • The conduct of the investigation was handled by the federal agency.

• Verb:

  • The usher will conduct you to your seats.
  • She learned to conduct the symphony at a very young age.
  • You must conduct yourself with dignity in court.
  • Copper wires conduct electricity efficiently.
  • The committee will conduct a series of interviews.

Advanced Usage

• "To conduct business": To carry out commercial or professional activities.

  • It is illegal to conduct business without a proper license.

• "Code of conduct": A set of rules outlining the expected behavior within a group or organization.

  • All employees must adhere to the company's code of conduct.

Variants and Related Words

• Conduction (n): The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance.
• Conductive (adj): Having the property of conducting something (e.g., heat, electricity).
• Conductor (n): A person who directs an orchestra; a substance that allows the flow of energy.
• Conductivity (n): The degree to which a material can conduct electricity or heat.

Synonyms

• Noun (behavior): Demeanor, deportment, comportment.
• Verb (to lead/guide): Escort, usher, shepherd.
• Verb (to manage): Administer, direct, oversee, carry out.
• Verb (to transmit): Channel, convey, carry.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Conduct away: To lead someone away from a place.
  • The police conducted the suspect away from the crowd.

Related Idioms

• Conduct a post-mortem: To analyze a past event, especially a failure, to understand what happened.
  • After the project failed, the team conducted a post-mortem to identify the causes.

Noun

1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
2. manner of acting or controlling yourself

Verb

1. lead musicians in the performance of
   • Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor
   • she cannot conduct modern pieces
2. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
   • Sound carries well over water
   • The airwaves carry the sound
   • Many metals conduct heat
3. take somebody somewhere
   • We lead him to our chief
   • can you take me to the main entrance?
   • He conducted us to the palace
4. behave in a certain manner
   • She carried herself well
   • he bore himself with dignity
   • They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
5. lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
   • conduct an orchestra
6. direct the course of; manage or control
   • You cannot conduct business like this