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- [noun kon-duhkt; verb kuh n-duhkt]
- /noun ˈkɒn dʌkt; verb kənˈdʌkt/
- /kənˈdʌkt/
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- [noun kon-duhkt; verb kuh n-duhkt]
- /noun ˈkɒn dʌkt; verb kənˈdʌkt/
Definitions of conduct word
- verb conduct When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out. 3
- singular noun conduct The conduct of a task or activity is the way in which it is organized and carried out. 3
- verb conduct If you conduct yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way. 3
- uncountable noun conduct Someone's conduct is the way they behave in particular situations. 3
- verb conduct When someone conducts an orchestra or choir, they stand in front of it and direct its performance. 3
- verb conduct If something conducts heat or electricity, it allows heat or electricity to pass through it or along it. 3
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Origin of conduct
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conductus escort, noun use of Latin conductus (past participle of condūcere to conduce), equivalent to con- con- + duc- lead + -tus past participle suffix; replacing Middle English conduyt(e) < Anglo-French < Latin as above; see conduit
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Parts of speech for Conduct
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conduct popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
conduct usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for conduct
verb conduct
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- run — execution
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- oversee — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
noun conduct
- behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
- demeanour — Your demeanour is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- demeanor — Your demeanor is the way you behave, which gives people an impression of your character and feelings.
- ways — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- manner — mainour.
Antonyms for conduct
verb conduct
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
noun conduct
- mismanagement — The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
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