conduct

con·duct  (kn-dkt)

v. con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts

v.tr.

1. To direct the course of; manage or control.

2. To lead or guide. See Synonyms at accompany.

3. Music To lead (an orchestra, for example).

4. To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit: Some metals conduct heat.

5. To comport (oneself) in a specified way: She conducted herself stoically in her time of grief.

v.intr.

1. To act as a conductor.

2. To lead.

n. (kndkt)

1. The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.

2. The act of directing or controlling; management.

3. Obsolete A guide; an escort.

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[Middle English conducten, from Latin condcere, conduct-, to lead together; see conduce.]

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con·ducti·bili·ty n.

con·ducti·ble adj.

Synonyms: conduct, direct, manage, control, steer¹
These verbs mean to exercise direction over an activity: Conduct can apply to the guidance, authority, and responsibility of a single person: The chairperson conducted the hearing.
It can also refer to the coordinated actions of a group: The elections were conducted fairly.
Direct stresses regulation to assure proper planning and implementation: The seasoned politician directed a brilliant political campaign.
Manage suggests the manipulation of a person, a group, or, often, a complex organization: It takes skill to manage a hotel.
Control stresses regulation through restraint and also connotes domination: Our vice-president controls the firm's personnel policies.
Steer suggests guidance that controls direction or course: I deftly steered the conversation away from politics. See Also Synonyms at accompany, behavior.

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conduct

Noun

1. behaviour

2. the management or handling of an activity or business

Verb

1. to carry out: the police are conducting an investigation into the affair

2. conduct oneself to behave (oneself)

3. to control (an orchestra or choir) by the movements of the hands or a baton

4. to accompany and guide (people or a party): a conducted tour

5. to transmit (heat or electricity) [Latin com- together + ducere to lead]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conduct - manner of acting or controlling yourself behavior, doings, behaviour activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior bohemianism - conduct characteristic of a bohemian dirty pool - conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike dirty tricks - underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence - a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others easiness - the quality of being easy in behavior or style; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner" the way of the world, the ways of the world - the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world"
	2.	conduct - (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, behavior trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature manners - social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig" citizenship - conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship" swashbuckling - flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior improperness, impropriety - an improper demeanor personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving
Verb	1.	conduct - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" carry on, deal handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" racketeer - carry on illegal business activities involving crime
	2.	conduct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" direct, lead music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" conduct - lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces"
	3.	conduct - behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" deport, comport, acquit, behave, bear, carry carry, bear, hold - support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" fluster - be flustered; behave in a confused manner act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" put forward, assert - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" deal - behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" walk around - behave in a certain manner or have certain properties; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" posture, pose - behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
	4.	conduct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" lead, guide, take, direct beacon - guide with a beacon hand - guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" usher, show - take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"
	5.	conduct - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" channel, transmit, carry, impart, convey convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" wash up - carry somewhere (of water or current or waves); "The tide washed up the corpse" pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices" bring in - transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" retransmit - transmit again carry - be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
	6.	conduct - lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" conduct, direct, lead - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

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conduct

verb 1. carry out, run, control, manage, direct, handle, organize, govern, regulate, administer, supervise, preside over

verb 2. accompany, lead, escort, guide, attend, steer, convey, usher, pilot

noun 3. management, running, control, handling, administration, direction, leadership, organization, guidance, supervision

noun 4. behaviour, ways, bearing, attitude, manners, carriage, demeanour, deportment, mien (literary) comportment

conduct yourself behave yourself, act, carry yourself, acquit yourself, deport yourself, comport yourself

Translations

conduct [ˈkɔndʌkt] n → conducta, comportamiento

vt [kənˈdʌkt] (= lead) → conducir (= manage); llevar, dirigir;

(MUS) → dirigir

vi (MUS) → llevar la batuta;

to conduct o.s. → comportarse

conduct n [ˈkɔndʌkt] → conduite f

vt [kənˈdʌkt] → conduire (= manage); mener, diriger;

(Mus) → diriger;

to conduct o.s. → se conduire, se comporter

conduct n [ˈkɔndʌkt]

vt [kənˈdʌkt]

n → Verhalten nt

vt (investigation etc) → durchführen;

(manage) → führen;

(orchestra, choir etc) → dirigieren;

(heat, electricity) → leiten;

to conduct o.s. → sich verhalten

conduct n [ˈkɔndʌkt] → condotta

vt [kənˈdʌkt] → condurre (= manage); dirigere; amministrare;

(MUS) → dirigere;

to conduct o.s. → comportarsi

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conduct

v conduct [kənˈdakt]

1 to lead or guide We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.begeleiيَقودсъпровождамvést, provádětføre; ledeführen(καθ)οδηγώconducir, guiargiidi poolt juhtimaهدایت کردن؛ سرپرستی کردنopastaaconduireלְהַדרִיךचलानाvođenje, vodstvovezetmemimpinfara með, fylgjacondurre案内する안내하다vesti, vadovautivest; pavadītmengendalikanleidenføre, ledeprowadzićguiara conduceруководитьsprevádzaťvoditivoditileda, anföraนำyol göstermek引導вести; супроводитиقیادت کرنا ، راستہ دکھاناhướng dẫn引导

2 to carry or allow to flow Most metals conduct electricity.geleiيوصِل، يَنْقُلдобър проводник съмvést, voditledeleitenείμαι αγωγός, μεταφέρωconducirjuhtimaانتقال دادن؛ عبور دادنjohtaaêtre conducteur deלְהוֹלִיךप्रवाह की अनुमति देनाupravljanjevezetmengantarleiðacondurre伝導する(열·전기·소리 등을) 전하다praleistivadīt (siltumu, enerģiju)mengkonduksigeleidenledeprzewodzićtransmitira fi conducător/conductor deпроводитьviesťprevajati (tok)provoditiledaนำiletmek, geçirmek傳導проводити; бути провідникомموصل ہوناdẫn (nhiệt, điện)传导

3 to direct (an orchestra, choir etc). dirigeer, begeleiيَقودُ الأوركِستراръководяdirigovatdirigeredirigierenδιευθύνωdirigirjuhatamaرهبری کردنjohtaadirigerלְנָצֵחनिर्देशन करनाvoditi, dirigirativezet; vezényelmemimpinstjórnadirigere指揮する지휘하다diriguotidiriģētmengetuaidirigerendirigeredyrygowaćdirigira dirijaдирижироватьdirigovaťdirigiratidirigovatidirigeraควบคุมyönetmek, idare etmek指揮диригуватиہدایات دینا (موسیقی کے طائفے کو)chỉ huy指挥

4 to behave (oneself) He conducted himself well at the reception.gedraيَتَصَرَّفُ تَصَرُّفا حَسَنا، يَتَأَدَّبдържа сеchovat seopføre sigsich betragenσυμπεριφέρομαιcomportarsekäitumaمواظب رفتار خود بودنkäyttäytyäse conduireלְהִתנַהֵגव्यवहार करनाdržanje, ponašanjevoditi, pratitiviselkedikbersikaphaga sércomportarsi振舞う처신하다elgtisuzvestiesmengawal dirizich gedragenoppføre seg (skikkelig)zachowywać sięcomportar-sea se comportaвести (себя)správať saobnašati seponašati seuppföra (sköta) sigประพฤติdavranmak, hareketlerini kontrol etmek為人，表現поводитисяاچھا سلوک کرناcư xử为人，表现

5 to manage or carry on (a business). 'n saak dryf, 'n onderneming eksploiteerيُدَبِّرُ شُؤون العَمَلводяříditlede; drivebetreibenδιευθύνωdirigirjuhatama, juhtimaاداره کردن؛ اجرا کردنjohtaa, hoitaadirigerלְנָהֵלसंचालन करनाvoditiigazgatmengelolastÿra, stjórnadirigere経営する경영[]하다atlikti, tvarkyti (reikalus)vadīt (uzņēmumu)mengendalikanvoerenstyre, ledeprowadzićdirigira dirijaруководитьriadiťupravljativoditihandha, skötaจัดการyürütmek, yönetmek經營керуватиانتظام و انصرام کرناquản lý经营

[ˈkondakt] n

1 behaviour His conduct at school was disgraceful.gedrag, optredeسُلوك، تَصَرُّفдържанеchováníopførseldas Betragencomportamientokäitumineرفتارkäytösconduiteהִתנָהָגוּתआचरण, बर्तावvodstvo, upravljanjeviselkedésperilakuhegðuncomportamento振舞い행동elgesys, elgsenauzvedība; uzvešanāsperlakuangedragoppførsel, atferd, vandel, holdningzachowaniecomportamentoconduităповедениеsprávanievedenjeponašanjeuppförandeความประพฤติdavranış, tavır行為поведінкаسلوک ، رویہ، طرزعملhạnh kiểm行为

2 the way in which something is managed, done etc the conduct of the affair.beheer; bestuurإدارَه، تَدْبيرводенеřízení, (pro)vedeníudførelse; driftdie Führungδιεξαγωγήdirección, gestiónjuhtimine, teguviisاجرا؛ ادارهhoitoconduiteנִהוּל @@@נִיהוּל$$$संचालनupravljanjevezetéspenangananframkvæmd, stjórncondotta運営실시tvarkymasvadīšanapengurusabewindvoering, behandelingføring, førselprowadzeniegestãodirijareведениеriadenieupravljanjevođenjehandhavande, skötselการจัดการyürütme, yönetme實施керуванняطرز انتظامcách chỉ đạo实施

n conducted tour

begeleideجَوْلَه مُنَظَّمَهекскурзия с водачzájezdrundvisning; omvisningführenοργανωμένη εκδρομήvisita guiadagiidi poolt juhitud ringkäikگردش به همراه راهنماvisite guidée, excursionטִיוּל מְאוּרגָןसंचालित यात्राputovanje s vodičem(vezetett) társasutazás, csoportos látogatás/kirándulás idegenvezetővel, csoportvezetéstur terpimpinvisita turistica guidataガイド付き観光旅行안내하다organizuota išvykaekskursija gida pavadībālawatan berjadualbegeleide reisa conduceэкскурсия с гидомzájazd (turistická cesta) so sprievodcomtura s vodičemguidad turการท่องเที่ยวที่มีผู้นำทางrehberli tur導游екскурсія з гідомانتظام شدہ دورہtour du lịch导游

n conˈduction [-ʃən]

transmission of heat etc by a conductor. geleiding, konduksieتَوْصيلُ الحَرارَهпрпводимостvedeníledningdie Leitungμετάδοση θερμότητας μέσω αγωγούconducciónjuhtimine, juhtivusرسانش؛ هدایتjohtaminen, johtuminenconductionהוֹלָכָהसंवहनvodljivost(hő)vezetéspengantaranvarmaleiðingconduzione伝導(열·전기 등의) 전도laidumasvadītspēja; vadāmībapengkondksiangeleidingledningprzewodnictwoconduçãoconductibilitate, trans­mi­tereпроводимостьvedenieprevajanje (toplote)provođenjeöverföring, ledandeการเป็นสื่อนำiletim傳導електропровідністьحرارت کا ایصالtính dẫn (nhiệt, điện)传导

n conˈductor

1 a thing that conducts heat or electricity Copper is a good conductor of heat.geleider, geleidraadموصِل للحَرارَهпроводникvodičlederder Leiterαγωγόςconductorjuhtرساناjohdinconducteurמוֹלִיךताप अथवा विद्युत चालकvodičvezetőpenghantarleiðariconduttore伝導体전도체laidininkasvadītājskonduktorgeleidervarmelederprzewodnikcondutorconductorпроводникvodičprevodnikprovodnikledare, konduktorตัวนำไฟฟ้าiletken (madde)導体провідникموصلchất dẫn (nhiệt, điện)导体

2 a director of an orchestra, choir etc. dirigentقائِدُ الأوركِستراдиригентdirigentdirigentder Dirigentδιευθυντής (π.χ. ορχήστρας)director de orquestadirigentرهبرkapellimestarichef d'orchestreמְנַצֵחनिर्देशकdirigentkarmesterkonduktor, dirigenstjórnandidirettore d'orchestra; direttore di un coro指揮者지휘자dirigentasdiriģentsketua orkestradirigentdirigentdyrygentmaestrodirijorдирижёрdirigent, -kadirigentdirigentdirigentผู้อำนวยเพลงorkestra/koro şefi指揮диригентآرکسٹرا کا ہدایت کارngười chỉ huy dàn nhạc指挥

3 (feminine conˈductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc a bus conductor.kondukteurقاطِعَةُ التَّذاكِرконтрольорprůvodčíkonduktørder Schaffnerεισπράκτοραςcobrador; cobradorakonduktorمسئول جمع آوری بلیطrahastajareceveur/-euseכַּרטִיסַן, כַּרטִיסָנִיתपरिचालकkondukterkakalauz(nő)kondekturvagnstjóricontrollore車掌(버스·열차의) 차장konduktoriuskonduktorskonduktor basconducteurbillettør, konduktørkonduktorcobradorconductorкондукторsprievodcasprevodnikkondukterkonduktörผู้เก็บค่าโดยสารบนรถbiletçi售票員кондукторبس مین کرایہ لینے والاngười soát vé售票员

4 (American) a guard on a train. kondukteurحارِسُ على القِطارж.п. кондукторprůvodčí, konduktértogførerder Zugbegleiterυπεύθυνος αμαξοστοιχίαςjefe de trenvagunisaatjaکنترل چی قطارkonduktöörichef de trainקוֹנדוּקטוֹר בַּרָכֶּבֶתकंडक्टरkonduktervonatkísérőkondekturlestarvörðurcontrollore車掌palydovaspavadonis (vagona)pengawal keretapiconducteurkonduktørkonduktorrevisora se comportaпроводникsprievodcasprevodnikkondukterkonduktör, tågmästareยามรักษาการณ์บนรถไฟkondüktör列車員провідникگاڑی کا گارڈtrưởng tàu列车员