Sekirov Dictionary

conduct

/kənˈdʌkt/

verb 7
/ˈkɑndʌkt/ noun 7
forms 5

verb7

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To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- The commander conducted thousands of troops.
•
to plan and do something, such as a study or a test
- The world's largest surveyor of deepwater oil fields won a contract to conduct a survey of the French Gulf of Lion to map sand reserves. — 2011
To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
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To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- Water and many other liquids do not conduct heat well. Wildland fuels in general, wood, and wood products conduct heat slowly, and so do soil and rocks. — 1975
To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
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[with oneself] To behave.
- He conducted himself well.
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To lead, or guide; to escort.
- I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. — 1634

conduct

UK /ˈkɒndʌkt/US /ˈkɑndʌkt/

noun7

•
Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
- Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
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The act or method of controlling or directing.
- There are other restrictions imposed upon the conduct of war, not by the law of nature primarily, but by the laws of war first, and by the law of nature as seconding and ratifying the laws of war. — 1785
•
Skillful guidance or management.
- Conduct of armies is a prince's art. — 1722
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Plot.
- The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas. — 1800
•
A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.
- Cory in 1722 obtained a licence of non-residence from Bishop Fleetwood, his patron, he being at that time one of the conducts, or chaplains, of King’s College. — 1859
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(no longer used) Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
- although thou hast been conduct of my chame — 1591
•
(no longer used) Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
- I will be your conduct. — 1598

forms

conducted · conducting · conducteth · conducts · conductest

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