1 [VN] to organize and/or do a particular activity:
to conduct an experiment / an inquiry / a survey * The negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner. * They conducted a vigorous campaign for a shorter working week.
2 to direct a group of people who are singing or playing music:
[VN] a concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis [also V]
3 [VN+adv./prep.] to lead or guide sb through or around a place:
a conducted tour of Athens (= one with a guide, giving information about it) * The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city.
4 [VN+adv./prep.] ~ yourself... (formal) to behave in a particular way:
He conducted himself far better than expected. * The report challenges them to examine how they conduct themselves in the workplace.
5 [VN] (physics) (of a substance) to allow heat or electricity to pass along or through it:
Copper conducts electricity better than other materials do.
noun [U] (formal)
1 a person's behaviour in a particular place or in a particular situation:
The sport has a strict code of conduct. * improving standards of training and professional conduct
2 ~ of sth the way in which a business or an activity is organized and managed:
There was growing criticism of the government's conduct of the war.
seealsoSAFECONDUCT
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is conduct a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, conduct is tagged as verb.
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