Tra từ conduct - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·duct AW [conduct conducts conducted conducting] verb, noun
verb BrE [kənˈdʌkt] ; NAmE [kənˈdʌkt]
1. transitive ~ sth (formal)to organize and/or do a particular activity
•to conduct an experiment/an inquiry/a survey
• The negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner.
• They conducted a vigorous campaign for a shorter working week.
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to direct a group of people who are singing or playing music
•a concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis
3. transitive ~ sb/sth + adv./prep. (formal)to lead or guide sb 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.
4. transitive ~ 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.
5. transitive ~ sth (technical) (of a substance)to allow heat or electricity to pass along or through it
• Copper conducts electricity well.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle 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.

Example Bank:
•A guide conducted us around the museum.
•Education was conducted separately for males and females.
•He always conducted himself as a gentleman.
•How about a personally conducted tour of the house?
•She conducts herself with great dignity.
•The enquiry must be independently conducted.
•They have conducted themselves in a very professional manner.
•Today, 50% of opinion polls are conducted online.
•We regularly conduct safety inspections.
•a substance which conducts electricity well
•a survey conducted jointly by two teams of researchers
•Because of the war they were obliged to conduct their courtship by post.
•Copper conducts electricity better than other materials do.
•He conducted her into his private office.
•People have criticized the way she conducted her election campaign.
•Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity without resistance at low temperatures.
•The guide conducted them around the ancient ruins.
•The interrogation was conducted by senior police officers.
•The search for the missing men was conducted in poor weather conditions.
•Water conducts heat 20 times more efficiently than air.
•We conducted the experiment under controlled circumstances.

noun BrE [ˈkɒndʌkt] ; NAmE [ˈkɑːndʌkt] uncountable (formal)
1. a person's behaviour in a particular place or in a particular situation
• The sport has a strict code of conduct.
•improving standards of training and professional conduct
2. ~ of sth the way in which a business or an activity is organized and managed
• There was growing criticism of the government's conduct of the war.
see also ↑safe conduct

Word Origin:
Middle 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.

Example Bank:
•He was arrested for disorderly conduct.
•It is tempting to think of morality as a guide to human conduct.
•Our organization sets high standards of professional conduct.
•The business conduct of this bank will be subject to UK rules.
•The committee concluded that the senators had engaged in improper conduct.
•The elders were responsible for the proper conduct of community life.
•The minister was called to court to explain his conduct.
•The police chief was asked to explain his conduct.
•The prisoner was released early for good conduct.
•The violent conduct by the strikers was condemned.
•conduct constituting a crime
•her conduct towards her husband
•rules governing police conduct
•Most directors are not involved in the day-to-day conduct of the business.
•The release of this information could compromise the proper conduct of the investigation.
•There was growing criticism of the government's conduct of the war.
•We need to improve standards of training and professional conduct.