Conduct (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
  2. direction or management; administration: the conduct of a business.
  3. the act of conducting; guidance: The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
  4. a guide; an escort.
verb (used with object)
  1. to behave or manage (oneself): He conducted himself well.
  2. to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a meeting;to conduct a test.
  3. to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
  4. to lead or guide; escort: to conduct a tour.
  5. to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.): Copper conducts electricity.
verb (used without object)
  1. to lead.
  2. to act as conductor, or leader of a musical group, by communicating a specific interpretation of the music to the performers by motions of a baton or the hands.
noun (ˈkɒndʌkt)
  1. the manner in which a person behaves; behaviour
  2. the way of managing a business, affair, etc; handling
  3. the act of guiding or leading
  4. a guide or leader
verb (kənˈdʌkt)
  1. to accompany and guide (people, a party, etc) (esp in the phrase conducted tour)
  2. to lead or direct (affairs, business, etc); control
  3. to do or carry out
  4. to behave or manage (oneself)
  5. to control or guide (an orchestra, choir, etc) by the movements of the hands or a baton
  6. to transmit (heat, electricity, etc)
Conduct (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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