The verb is pronounced /kəndʌkt/. The noun is pronounced /kɒndʌkt/.
( conducted)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
I decided to conduct an experiment...
He said they were conducting a campaign against democrats across the country...
= carry out
VERB : V n , V n
2.
The conduct of a task or activity is the way in which it is organized and carried out.
Also up for discussion will be the conduct of free and fair elections...
N-SING : with supp
3.
If you conduct yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way.
The way he conducts himself reflects on the party and will increase criticisms against him...
Most people believe they conduct their private and public lives in accordance with Christian morality.
VERB : V pron-refl prep / adv , V n
4.
Someone’s conduct is the way they behave in particular situations.
He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his conduct.
= behaviour
N-UNCOUNT : with supp
5.
When someone conducts an orchestra or choir, they stand in front of it and direct its performance.
Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera in Europe...
Solti will continue to conduct here and abroad...
VERB : V n , V
6.
If something conducts heat or electricity, it allows heat or electricity to pass through it or along it.
Water conducts heat faster than air.
VERB : no cont , V n