reconduct

con·duct

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noun kon-duhkt; verb kuh n-duhkt]
- /noun ˈkɒn dʌkt; verb kənˈdʌkt/
- /ˌriːˈkɒndʌkt /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun kon-duhkt; verb kuh n-duhkt]
- /noun ˈkɒn dʌkt; verb kənˈdʌkt/

Definitions of reconduct word

noun reconduct personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment. 1
noun reconduct direction or management; execution: the conduct of a business. 1
noun reconduct the act of conducting; guidance; escort: The curator's conduct through the museum was informative. 1
noun reconduct Obsolete. a guide; an escort. 1
verb with object reconduct to behave or manage (oneself): He conducted himself well. 1
verb with object reconduct to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a meeting; to conduct a test. 1

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Origin of reconduct

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 Reconduct

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reconduct

reconduct 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".

reconduct usage trend in Literature

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