[
US
/ˈkɑndəkt, kɑnˈdəkt/
]
VERB
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direct the course of; manage or control
You cannot conduct business like this -
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
The airwaves carry the sound
Sound carries well over water
Many metals conduct heat -
lead, as in the performance of a composition
conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years -
lead musicians in the performance of
she cannot conduct modern pieces
Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor -
behave in a certain manner
They conducted themselves well during these difficult times
he bore himself with dignity
She carried herself well -
take somebody somewhere
can you take me to the main entrance?
We lead him to our chief
He conducted us to the palace
NOUN
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
How To Use conduct In A Sentence
- The reconnaissance is conducted by teams from the reconnaissance company of the airborne brigade and the reconnaissance platoon of an IFV-equipped airborne battalion or by a designated platoon of an airborne battalion. FM 100-61 Chptr 9 Artillery Support
- It makes data generators, multimeters and oscilloscopes, as well as semiconductors, optoelectronic components and RF chip sets - all very complex products that require a great deal of customization for individual customers.
- The presidential election will be conducted against a backdrop of seismic political and economic turmoil. Times, Sunday Times
- He literally danced his music into being, conducting his bass players, drummers and horn section with his hips.
- We kept Mnemosyne for over two months, and never once did she misconduct herself or behave in an unseamanlike manner. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917
- The contacts for the USB connector are even gold-plated to ensure better conductivity, according to Razer.
- He was, when he chose to lay aside his mountebankery, an excellent and inspiring conductor. Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857
- Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good-will and kind conduct more speedily changed than by invidious jealousies and uncandid imputations, whether expressed or implied.
- The relevant principle is that if a member causes loss to the council he/she is liable to make good that loss if he/she has misconducted him/herself knowing that loss may result.
- But concord and harmony were the professed and accepted norm for the conduct of relations.
