conduct
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
Etymology: From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.
Inflected forms:
form: conducts
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: conducts
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: conducting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: conducted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: conducted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The act or method of controlling or directing.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
the conduct of the state, the administration of its affairs, its policy, and its laws, are for more uncertain
gloss: Skillful guidance or management.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: If thou wilt ſtay with me renowmed man, / And lead thy thouſand horſe with my conduct, / Beſides thy ſhare of this Egyptian prize, / Thoſe thouſand horſe shall ſweat with martiall ſpoyle / Of conquered kingdomes, and of Cities ſackt, […]
1722 (first printed) Edmund Waller, Poems, &c. written upon several occasions, and to several persons
Conduct of armies is a prince's art.
[…] attacked the Spaniards […] with great impetuosity, but with so little conduct, that his forces were totally routed.
At the head of that division which had Westminster Bridge for its approach to the scene of action, Lord George Gordon took his post; with Gashford at his right hand, and sundry ruffians, of most unpromising appearance, forming a kind of staff about him. The conduct of a second party, whose route lay by Blackfriars, was entrusted to a committee of management
gloss: Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished.
when she came to recall the affectionate and natural manner of the young Indian girl, and all the evidences of good faith and sincerity she had seen in her conduct during the familiar intercourse of their journey, she rejected the idea with the unwillingness of a generous disposition to believe ill of others
All these difficulties were increased by the conduct of Shrewsbury.
What in the conduct of our life appears / So well designed, so luckily begun, / But when we have our wish, we wish undone?
gloss: Plot.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The book of Job, indeed, in conduct and diction, bears a considerable resemblance to some of his dramas.
gloss: Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: I will be your conduct.
In my conduct shall your ladies come.
gloss: Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
examples: although thou hast been conduct of my chame
gloss: A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: […] at this present it is one of the most goodly and uniform Colledges in Europe; wherein is a Master, 60 Fellows, 67 scholars, 4 Conducts, 3 Publique Professours […] besides officers and servants of the foundation, with many other students, being in all 440.
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.
The Rev Charles Mitchell-Innes, Conduct of Eton College, officiated, assisted by Mr Ralph Allwood, Precentor.
gloss: To lead, or guide; to escort.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
transitive
examples: I can conduct you, lady, to a low / But loyal cottage, where you may be safe.
gloss: To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The commander conducted thousands of troops.
to conduct the affairs of a kingdom
the Turks, however efficient they may have been in field operations, had little skill as engineers, and no acquaintance with the true principles of conducting a siege
gloss: To behave.
pos: verb
tags: reflexive
transitive
examples: He conducted himself well.
gloss: To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: 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.
The metal easily conducts electricity and doesn't rust in water, properties that have made it valuable in uses from household plumbing and electric wiring
gloss: To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: For a while, Walter Pohlmann, a well-known German conductor, conducted the orchestra in Compound 3. Later, Willi Mets, who had conducted the world-renowned Leipzig Symphony Orchestra, conducted the Compound 3 orchestra.
gloss: To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To carry out (something organized)
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: 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.
Synonyms: abear
abearance
bearing
behavior
carriage
comportment
conduct
deportment
demeanor
guise
haviour
manner
mien
Derived words: after-conduct
certificate of conduct
certificate of good conduct
code of conduct
conduct code
conduct disorder
conduct money
disorderly conduct
letter of conduct
letter of good conduct
letter of safe conduct
malconduct
misconduct
personal conduct
safe-conduct
safe conduct
conductable
conductance
conductible
conductimetry
conduction
conductive
conductometer
conductometry
conductot
reconduct
superconduct
well-reconduct
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: дирижирам
roman: dirižiram
lang: Czech
word: dirigovat
lang: Dutch
word: dirigeren
lang: Esperanto
word: konduki
lang: Finnish
word: johtaa
lang: German
word: dirigieren
lang: Hungarian
word: vezényel
lang: Italian
word: dirigere
lang: Polish
word: dyrygować
lang: Portuguese
word: conduzir
lang: Russian
word: дирижи́ровать
roman: dirižírovatʹ
lang: Swedish
word: anföra
lang: Swedish
word: dirigera
lang: Swedish
word: leda