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Meaning of 'conduct' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Conduct [ n.]
- The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
- Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
- Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
- That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
- The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
- Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
- To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
- To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
- To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.
- To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
- To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
2 . Conduct [ v. i.]
- To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- To conduct one's self; to behave.

Meaning of 'conduct' (Princeton's WordNet)

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

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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