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Meaning conduct meaning

What does conduct mean?
Definitions in simple English

conduct Verb

— If you conduct music, you stand in front of the musicians and show them how to sing or play. — ; The way you conduct yourself is the way you act or treat others. I hope the children will be able to conduct themselve well at the party. — If something conducts energy, it lets the energy move through or along it. Glass is a good insulator because it will not conduct electricity. — If you conduct somebody or a tour, you show people around a place. Please conduct him to the waiting room.

conduct Noun

— A person's conduct is the way they act or treat others. Killing a person, for any reason, is a criminal act and such conduct must not be allowed. This teacher clearly broke the schools rules for professional conduct.

conduct

— verb direct the course of; manage or control You cannot conduct business like this — verb (= lead) lead, as in the performance of a composition conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years — noun (= behavior) manner of acting or controlling yourself — noun (= demeanor) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people — verb (= lead, take) take somebody somewhere We lead him to our chief can you take me to the main entrance? He conducted us to the palace — verb (= behave, bear, carry) behave in a certain manner She carried herself well he bore himself with dignity They conducted themselves well during these difficult times — verb (= transmit, carry) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission Sound carries well over water The airwaves carry the sound Many metals conduct heat — verb lead musicians in the performance of Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor she cannot conduct modern pieces

Synonyms conduct synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as conduct?

conduct English » English

behaviour lead behavior guide direct deportment manage behave perform manners drive carry out act action manner carry on run operate escort demeanor convey transmit demeanour character handle do deed carry actions take head habits habit doings control comportment command bring bear way hold guidance channel bearing work supervise steer show the way practice administer

Topics conduct topics

What do people use conduct to talk about?
Social behavior

Behavior

Social behavior
Physical actions Move Accompany

Guide
Physical actions

Move something
Grammar General words

Do
Social behavior Conflict War Military organization

Spy
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble
Social behavior Law Trial

Investigate a crime
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Riot

Conjugation conduct conjugation

How do you conjugate conduct?

conduct · verb

Examples conduct examples

How do I use conduct in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Tom was accused of disorderly conduct.
You will soon regret your rash conduct.
Your conduct doesn't become a gentleman.
Your conduct is beyond bearing.
I am ashamed of your conduct.
I cannot support your conduct.
Your conduct is absolutely shameful.
We were surprised at his conduct.
I blush to think of such conduct.
The astronaut had to conduct many experiments in the space shuttle.
I'll overlook your conduct this time.
I'm not accountable to you for my conduct.
You should be ashamed of your conduct.
His diligence and good conduct earned him the scholarship.
The boy was awarded a prize for good conduct.
The girl was given a prize for good conduct.
You must answer for your careless conduct.
I am ashamed of my son's conduct.
No blame attaches to his conduct.
I can't explain the reason for his conduct.
His conduct is above suspicion.
His conduct was admirable.

Movie subtitles

My conduct.
It's very important for you to understand that this is not the way that we conduct ourselves, and of course we will pay for it, so if you just send us the cost, we'll reimburse you for the window.
Observe and remember my modes of conduct!
Safe conduct from these halls I demand for me and my following!
Bernard is quite capable of such a crime and his past conduct and brutal nature leave him open to suspicion.
I thought your conduct quite disgusting.
Conduct?
That's not a matter of conduct, but of elementary instinct.
I want to be clean, not only in my conduct, but in my innermost thoughts and desires.
Your conduct was disgusting.
To be frank, Jekyll, I'm not at all satisfied with your conduct.
THIS MAN'S CONDUCT IS INEXCUSABLE!
Kindly conduct us. - Yes, ma'am.
Do you want a black mark for conduct?
This is a safe-conduct.
The effect of my powers is limited to the ones you call The Blessed, but I conduct multiple telepathic transmissions simultaneously.
This man's conduct is inexcusable!
Master Copperfield, your conduct has always been of most delicate And obliging description. You have never been a lodger.
Captain Bligh, apart from the conversation you overheard was Mr. Byam's previous conduct such that you believe him guilty?
Sir, his entire conduct convinces me that he plotted with Christian.
Captain Bligh, in my opinion, your open-boat voyage was the most remarkable conduct of navigation in the history of the sea.
What interests me most is your conduct.
I have a series of articles written by a newspaperwoman, who witnessed his conduct since he came to New York.
We have witnesses from Mandrake Falls, who will tell of his conduct throughout his lifetime, proving that his derangement is neither a recent nor a temporary one.
You will tell us on what your method is based, we will consider it and possibly conduct clinical tests. Just a moment.
I suppose what you want from me, Dr. Finley. is permission to deal as drastically with Harvey. as his future conduct might deserve.
And I think it would be very interesting to see just how Dr. Hackenbush does conduct an examination.
Even a woman like me who is unfamiliar with the arts of war can tell from your conduct and expression that you appear to be a man who could be slashed to death at any moment.
OTHERWISE YOU'D BE MORE GUARDED IN YOUR CONDUCT.
Caroline Meade, how can you let your husband conduct this slave auction!
I'd like to extend my apology for my conduct of last night.
I'll take the box and conduct you myself to er. your relative.

News and current affairs

In fact, the obligation of states to abide by humanitarian rules of conduct while their enemies are free to barbarize warfare is what makes asymmetric wars especially insoluble.
Because EU membership affects every aspect of a state, economy, and society, while the war on terror demands a completely new way to conduct diplomacy and security policy.
Though Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic revolution in 1979 disrupted Israel's old alliance with Iran, the two countries continued to conduct business with America's blessing.
Similarly, membership of bodies that conduct peer review of scientific proposals - a process that is fundamental to scientific progress - surely ought to be free of all barriers to entry that are unrelated to professional qualifications.
In 2002, China and ASEAN agreed on a legally non-binding code of conduct for managing such disputes, but, as a large power, China believes that it will gain more in bilateral rather than multilateral negotiations with small countries.
As a large power, China will have great weight in any circumstance, and it can reduce its self-inflicted damage by agreeing to a code of conduct.
This is undoubtedly to the good, and necessary to the conduct of orderly democratic life; but to those not used to it, the ability to combine enmity with bonhomie can seem counterintuitive.
The UN's weapons inspectorate chief and Iraq have agreed on tentative terms for the conduct of weapons inspections, which in theory could begin as early as two weeks from now.
But a growing body of research concludes that greed is not always good, and that moral values are a necessary element in the conduct of business.
There are three explanations for the ECB's position, none of which speaks well for the institution and its regulatory and supervisory conduct.
One reason that economics is such a difficult subject, and why there are so many disagreements among economists, is that economists cannot conduct controlled experiments.
In principle, in a laboratory, we can conduct controlled experiments, and therefore make more reliable inferences.
Chinese officials have also become more willing to discuss the creation of a code of conduct for the South China Sea.
Cultural messages can also be conveyed by the way that sports teams or stars conduct themselves, or in the multiple images purveyed by television or cinema.
The cop, joined by several colleagues, arrested the professor for disorderly conduct.
But their main effect may be an erosion of reasoned debate and civil conduct, without which democracy is powerless against the forces of polarization and extremism.
Government and rebel leaders around the globe have been put on notice that criminal conduct will no longer be given a free pass.
Notice that most of these measures are actually aimed at reducing damage - for example, climate change, military conflict, and financial crime - that otherwise results from rich countries' conduct.
The EFSF could then conduct very large purchases of government debt by levering up its limited capital through ECB refinancing, using the government bonds it is buying as collateral.
Alzheimer's might be more predictable if scientists had the time and resources to conduct far-reaching longitudinal studies over many years.
Yes, the IMF ought to develop a voluntary code of conduct for SWF's, but it should not be used as a weapon to enforce financial protectionism.
Today, the EU is being asked to conduct complex missions in adverse circumstances.
But, without a broadly consistent approach, the authorities risk creating a legal patchwork that would make cross-border banking less efficient, more expensive, and more difficult to conduct.
Recently, the discovery of mustard gas canisters left behind by Japanese forces during World War II has also served to keep memories of the Imperial Japanese Army's wartime conduct alive among older Chinese.
Nor could it conduct credible negotiations with Israel or deliver necessary services to ordinary Palestinians.

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