conduct

Plural: conducts

Noun

• manner of acting or controlling yourself
• (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
• The act or method of controlling or directing.
• Skillful guidance or management.
• Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
• Plot.
• Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
• Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
• A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.

Verb

Verb Forms: conducted, conducting, conducts

• To lead, guide, or manage something.
• direct the course of; manage or control
  • "You cannot conduct business like this"
• lead, as in the performance of a composition
  • "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
• behave in a certain manner
  • "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
• take somebody somewhere
  • "He conducted us to the palace"
• transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  • "Many metals conduct heat"
• lead musicians in the performance of
  • "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"
  • "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
• To lead, or guide; to escort.
• To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
• To behave.
• To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
• To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
• To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
• To carry out (something organized)

Examples

• Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
• He conducted himself well.
• He had to CONDUCT himself calmly, even when his opponent made an incredible bingo.
• The commander conducted thousands of troops.
• to conduct the affairs of a kingdom

Synonyms

acquit, bear, behave, behavior, behaviour, carry, carry on, channel, comport, convey, deal, demeanor, demeanour, deport, deportment, direct, doings, guide, impart, lead, take, transmit, abear, abearance, accompany, act, action, bearing, belead, carriage, comportment, conduct, control, escort, guidance, guise, haviour, leadership, manage, management, manner, mien, oversee, plot, run, steer, storyline, supervise, transact

Anagrams of conduct