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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·duct
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Medieval Latin conductus,from Latin conducere DATE 15th century 1. obsolete : escort , guide 2. the act, manner, or process of carrying on : management praised for his conduct of the campaign 3. a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles questionable conduct
DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. to bring by or as if by leading : guide conduct tourists through a museum 2. a. to lead from a position of command conduct a siege conduct a class b. to direct or take part in the operation or management of conduct an experiment conduct a business conduct an investigation c. to direct the performance of conduct an orchestra conduct an opera 3. a. to convey in a channel b. to act as a medium for conveying or transmitting 4. to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and especially in a controlled manner intransitive verb 1. of a road or passage : to show the way : lead 2. a. to act as leader or director b. to have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity Synonyms. conduct , manage , control , direct mean to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate. conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group conducted negotiations manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result manages a meat market control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course controlling his appetite direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation directs the store's day-to-day business Synonym: see in addition behave .English Etymology conduct conduct (v.) c.1400, from L. conductus, pp. of conducere "to lead or bring together" (see conduce). Noun sense of "behavior" is first recorded 1670s; verb sense of "convey" is from early 15c. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ conduct con·duct verb/ kEn5dQkt / 1. [VN] to organize and / or do a particular activity 组织；安排；实施；执行: to conduct an experiment / an inquiry / a survey 进行实验/询问/调查 The negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner. 已积极进行过谈判。 2. to direct a group of people who are singing or playing music 指挥(歌唱或音乐演奏): ▪ [VN] a concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis 由科林 · 戴维斯爵士指挥、爱乐交响乐团演出的音乐会 ▪ [also V] 3. [VN +adv. / prep.] to lead or guide sb through or around a place 带领；引导；为(某人)导游: a conducted tour of Athens (= six with a guide, giving information about it) 有导游陪同的雅典之行 The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city. 导游引导我们游览了古城废墟。 4. [VN +adv. / prep.] ~ yourself... (formal) to behave in a particular way 举止；表现: He conducted himself far better than expected. 他表现得比预料的要好得多。 5. [VN] (technical 术语) (of a substance 物质) to allow heat or electricity to pass along or through it 传导(热或电等能量): Copper conducts electricity well. 铜的导电性能好。 noun/ 5kCndQkt; NAmE 5kB:n- / [U] (formal) 1. a person's behaviour in a particular place or in a particular situation (人在某地或某种情况下的)行为,举止: The sport has a strict code of conduct. 体育运动有严格的行为规范。 2. ~ of sth the way in which a business or an activity is organized and managed 经营方式；管理方法；实施办法: There was growing criticism of the government's conduct of the war. 政府对战争的指挥方式受到越来越多的指责。 ⇨ see also safe conduct Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English conduct verb 1 organize sth/carry sth out ADV. independently The enquiry must be independently conducted. | personally | properly | successfully 2 lead/guide sb ADV. personally How about a personally conducted tour of the house? PREP. along, around/round, down, through, to, etc. A guide conducted us around the museum. 3 conduct yourself: behave ADV. honourably, well, with dignity She conducts herself with great dignity. 4 heat/electricity ADV. well a substance which conducts electricity well Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: GUIDE , direct, escort, lead, pilot, route, see, shepherd, show, steer 2 Synonyms: ACCOMPANY , attend, bear, ||bring, ||carry, chaperon, companion, company, convoy, escort Related Words: convey, transmit 3 to have the direction of and responsibility for FF1C;he had conducted a small market for many yearsFF1E; Synonyms: carry on, direct, keep, manage, operate, ordain, run Related Words: administer, handle, head, oversee, supervise; arrange, control, keep up, order, regulate, rule; engineer, lead, pilot, steer 4 to act as a conduit for FF1C;shady transactions that conductedprofits away from the stockholdersFF1E; Synonyms: carry, channel, convey, funnel, pipe, siphon, traject, transmit Related Words: remove, separate, take away, withdraw 5 Synonyms: BEHAVE 1, acquit, act, bear, carry, comport, demean, deport, go on, quitn. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: OVERSIGHT 1, care, charge, handling, intendance, management, running, superintendence, superintendency, supervision 2 Synonyms: BEHAVIOR , comportment, deportment, tenue Related Words: bearing, demeanor, mien, posture, stance Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: bad conduct discharge , or safe-conduct , or self-conduct , or conduct money , or disorderly conduct , or guest-conduct con·duct I. \ˈkän(ˌ)dəkt\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin conductus) of earlier conduit, condit, from Middle English, from Old French conduit, conduite action of leading, commanding, guiding, escorting, from Medieval Latin conductus (masculine), conducta (feminine), past participle of conducere to escort, safeguard on the road, from Latin, to bring together — more at conduce 1. a. obsolete : a company of attendants or guards to guide and protect (as a traveler or caravan) on a journey b. obsolete : a document granting permission to pass in safety : a formal permission to pass over, through, or to a particular place : safe-conduct c. archaic : guide , leader 2. a. : the act, manner, or process of carrying out (as a task) or carrying forward (as a business, government, or war) : management , direction < the conduct of the examination should take less than an hour > < the conduct of foreign affairs > b. : a manner of arrangement or treatment (as of parts in a painting) : rendition < conduct of details > 3. a. obsolete : leadership (as of an army) b. obsolete : capability in leadership or management : aptitude in command : address c. : a mode or standard of personal behavior especially as based on moral principles — sometimes distinguished from behavior < animals … do not rise from behavior to conduct — J.S.Clarke > d. : behavior in a particular situation or relation or on a specified occasion < conduct unbecoming to a gentleman > < his disgusting conduct at the party > 4. : the act or process of leading or guiding : guidance < moving at random under the conduct of chance > < known for his editorial conduct of the local newspaper > II. \kənˈdəkt\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin conductus) of earlier conduit, condit, from Middle English conduiten, conditen, from conduit, condit, n. — more at conduct transitive verb 1. : to bring by or as if by leading : lead , guide , escort < I made a bridge to a rock whence I can reach the other side, so I shall conduct the lambs that way — Rachel Henning > < I never should have conducted this chronicle to the stage it has now reached — F.M.Ford > 2. a. : to lead as a commander < conduct a siege > b. : to have the direction of : run , manage , direct < conduct a scientific experiment > < conduct a daily newspaper column > < a small business enterprise > c. : treat , handle , execute < conduct a detail in a painting > < conduct an episode in a poem > d. : to direct as leader the performance or execution of (as a musical work or a group of musicians) 3. a. : to convey in or as if in a channel < phrases which once started on conduct us … along a well-worn channel to an inevitable end — J.L.Lowes > b. : to act as a medium for conveying (as heat or electricity) : transmit 4. : to behave or comport (oneself) : acquit intransitive verb 1. of a road or passage : to show the way : lead 2. a. : to act as leader or director < one could always count on a superb performance from the orchestra when Charles conducted > b. : to transmit or have the quality of transmitting light, heat, sound, or electricity Synonyms: manage , control , direct : conduct may imply a leader's supervision, his responsible guidance in a course which he determines < the men who actually conduct and order the industry of the country — G.B.Shaw > < Douglas conducted conferences and studies which led to a reorganization of the Stock Exchange — Current Biography > < missionaries of the Holy Family conduct a training school and home for students and missionaries — American Guide Series: Texas > manage may imply handling or maneuvering, or guiding along a desired course or to a desired result; it often indicates a general overseeing, with authority to handle details, cope with problems, and make routine decisions < my young wife who could manage a horse better than most men could — Rex Ingamells > < our purpose is to manage the government's finances so as to help and not hinder each family in balancing its own budget — D.D.Eisenhower > < now do you leave this affair in my hands. Only tell me which woman it is and I will manage the affair — Pearl Buck > < the delight she would take in managing a real house, not in any sense as its drudge, but magnificently as its mistress — Floyd Dell > < manage a silk mill > < manage a baseball team > control stresses notions of authoritative guiding and, when necessary, checking deviation, excess, or error; it may imply complete subordination or subjection to authoritative or autocratic power < “Come, come, Byron”, said the master, controlling him with a broad, strong hand; “none of your nonsense, sir.” — G.B.Shaw > < it was apparently regarded as impossible to root out bad desires; all we could do was to control them — Bertrand Russell > < pirates at one time practically controlled the coasts of Florida — American Guide Series: Florida > direct may imply constant guiding, regulating, and administering of activities in the interests of smooth operation < directing a research program > < directing a manufacturing company > < directing Red Cross activities > < a physicist is not interfering with Nature, any more than an architect is interfering with Nature when he directs the building of a house — K.K.Darrow > Synonym: see in addition behave . |
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