"conduct" meaning in English

See conduct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒndʌkt/ [UK], /ˈkɑndʌkt/ [US] Audio: en-ca-conduct.ogg [Canada] Forms: conduct [singular], conducts [plural]
enPR: kŏn'dŭkt [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person's conduct is the way they act or treat others.
    Sense id: simple-conduct-en-noun-6EjxfWUI Categories (other): Formal

Verb

IPA: /kənˈdʌkt/ Forms: conduct [canonical], conducts [third-person, singular], conducted [past], conducted [past, participle], conducting [present, participle]
enPR: kəndŭkt' Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you conduct an activity or process, you do it or carry it out.
    Sense id: simple-conduct-en-verb-05mqMRw1
  2. If you conduct music, you stand in front of the musicians and show them how to sing or play.
    Sense id: simple-conduct-en-verb-6H4ZlhxC
  3. The way you conduct yourself is the way you act or treat others.
    Sense id: simple-conduct-en-verb-6GG7UkCn Categories (other): Formal
  4. If something conducts energy, it lets the energy move through or along it.
    Sense id: simple-conduct-en-verb-TTtPyPpW
  5. If you conduct somebody or a tour, you show people around a place.
    Sense id: simple-conduct-en-verb-6h2V~brM
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          "text": "The war made it very difficult to conduct business."
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          "text": "Glass is a good insulator because it will not conduct electricity."
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          "text": "Killing a person, for any reason, is a criminal act and such conduct must not be allowed."
        },
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          "text": "This teacher clearly broke the school's rules for professional conduct."
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