conduct
verb/kənˈdʌkt/
/kənˈdʌkt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they conduct | /kənˈdʌkt/ /kənˈdʌkt/ |
| he / she / it conducts | /kənˈdʌkts/ /kənˈdʌkts/ |
| past simple conducted | /kənˈdʌktɪd/ /kənˈdʌktɪd/ |
| past participle conducted | /kənˈdʌktɪd/ /kənˈdʌktɪd/ |
| -ing form conducting | /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/ /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] conduct something (formal) to organize and/or do a particular activity
- to conduct an experiment/inquiry/investigation/interview
- to conduct a survey/poll/study/review
- to conduct a test/trial
- to conduct research/business
- There are concerns about the way in which the firm conducts its activities.
- The battalion had been preparing to conduct operations in the same area.
- Police conducted a thorough search of the building.
- The negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner.
- They conducted a vigorous campaign for a shorter working week.
Extra ExamplesTopics Scientific researchb2- They conduct workshops on topics such as women's legal rights.
- Education was conducted separately for males and females.
- The enquiry must be independently conducted.
- Today, 50% of opinion polls are conducted online.
- We regularly conduct safety inspections.
- a survey conducted jointly by two teams of researchers
- Because of the war they were obliged to conduct their courtship by post.
- People have criticized the way she conducted her election campaign.
- The interrogation was conducted by senior police officers.
- The search for the missing men was conducted in poor weather conditions.
- We conducted the experiment under controlled circumstances.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- independently
- separately
- jointly
- …
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- [transitive, intransitive] conduct (something) to direct a group of people who are singing or playing music
- a concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop
- He conducted a programme of Sibelius and Tchaikovsky.
- She will conduct works by Brahms and Schumann in tonight's concert.
- She sang Gluck's Orfeo at Covent Garden, with Sir Thomas Beecham conducting.
- [transitive] conduct somebody/something + adv./prep. (formal) to lead or guide somebody through or around a place
- a conducted tour of Athens (= one with a guide, giving information about it)
- The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city.
Extra Examples- A guide conducted us around the museum.
- How about a personally conducted tour of the house?
- He conducted her into his private office.
- The guide conducted them around the ancient ruins.
- [transitive] conduct yourself + adv./prep. (formal) to behave in a particular way
- He conducted himself far better than expected.
- The report challenges them to examine how they conduct themselves in the workplace.
Extra Examples- He always conducted himself as a gentleman.
- She conducts herself with great dignity.
- They have conducted themselves in a very professional manner.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- honourably/honorably
- well
- with dignity
- …
- as
- in
- [transitive] conduct something (specialist) (of a substance) to allow heat or electricity to pass along or through it
- Copper conducts electricity well.
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringc1- Water conducts heat 20 times more efficiently than air.
- Copper conducts electricity better than other materials do.
- Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity without resistance at low temperatures.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- well
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin conduct- ‘brought together’, from the verb conducere. The term originally denoted a provision for safe passage, surviving in safe conduct; later the verb sense ‘lead, guide’ arose, hence ‘manage’ and ‘management’ (late Middle English), later ‘management of oneself, behaviour’ (mid 16th cent.). The original form of the word was conduit, which was preserved only in the sense ‘channel’ (see conduit); in other uses the spelling was influenced by Latin.
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