conduct

Universal Words verb, noun verb 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