conduct
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (6)conducts, conducted, conducting
- direct the course of; manage or control“You cannot conduct business like this”Synonyms: carry ondealMore general manage, dealMore specific racketeer
- lead, as in the performance of a composition“conduct an orchestra”“Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years”Synonyms: leaddirectMore general perform, execute
- take somebody somewhere“we led him to our chief”“can you take me to the main entrance?”“He conducted us to the palace”Synonyms: leadtakedirectguideMore general act, moveMore specific usher, mislead, hand, beacon
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission“Sound carries well over water”“The airwaves carry the sound”“Many metals conduct heat”Synonyms: imparttransmitconveycarrychannelMore general bring, conveyMore specific bring in, retransmit, pipe in, wash upSimilar carry
- lead musicians in the performance of“Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor”“she cannot conduct modern pieces”More general performSimilar lead, direct
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself“You should act like an adult”“Don't behave like a fool”“What makes her do this way?”“The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people”Synonyms: actbehavedoacquitbeardeportcomportcarryMore general act, moveMore specific observe, dissemble, act, ramp, make, swell, deal, break down, play, assert +32 moreSimilar act, dissemble
Noun (2)conducts
- manner of acting or controlling yourselfSynonyms: behaviorbehaviourdoingsType of activityKinds discourtesy, dirty pool, bohemianism, dirty tricks, the way of the world, aggression, adulting, easiness
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other peopleSynonyms: demeanordemeanourbehaviorbehaviourdeportmentType of traitKinds manner, manners, impropriety, propriety, citizenship, swashbuckling
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Translations
Noun manner of guiding or carrying oneself
- Spanish
- conducta
- French
- conduite
- Italian
- condotta
- Portuguese
- conduta
- Russian
- поведе́ние povedénije
- Swedish
- uppträdande
- Korean
- 품행 pumhaeng
- Vietnamese
- hạnh kiểm
- Hungarian
- viselkedés
- Portuguese (PT)
- conduta
Verb lead or guide
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: LL. conductus defense, escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See Conduce, and cf. Conduit.
1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
Christianity has humanized the conduct of war.— Paley, William
The conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs.— Ld. Brougham.
2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
Conduct of armies is a prince's art.— Edmund Waller
Attacked the Spaniards... with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.— William Robertson
3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. archaic
I will be your conduct.— Ben Jonson
In my conduct shall your ladies come.— William Shakespeare
4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument. obsolete
Although thou hast been conduct of my shame.— William Shakespeare
5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
What in the conduct of our life appears So well designed, so luckily begun, But when we have our wish, we wish undone?— John Dryden
6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
The book of Job, in conduct and diction.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Conduct money Nautical, a portion of a seaman's wages retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over only if his conduct has been satisfactory.
Synonyms: Behavior; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing; management; guidance. See Behavior.
Origin: See Conduct, noun
1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.— John Milton
2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege.— William Hickling Prescott
3. To behave; — with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.
4. Physics To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.
5. Music To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
2. To conduct one's self; to behave. US
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54