Meaning & use

conduct

verb·Academic

To organize and carry out a particular activity, process, or piece of work.

See it in a sentence

Researchers conducted a survey of over a thousand households across the region.

The orchestra was conducted by a young musician making her debut that evening.

A note on using this word

As a noun, 'conduct' shifts stress to the first syllable and means a person's behavior, as in 'professional conduct.'

Words with a similar meaning

carry outdirectmanage

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Another way to use it

2. noun

The way a person behaves, especially judged against accepted standards of right and wrong.

The teacher praised the students for their conduct during the school trip.

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