conduct

Signification

Noun

1. The act or method of controlling or directing.
2. Skillful guidance or management.
3. Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
4. Plot.
5. (obsolete) Convoy; escort; person who accompanies another.
6. Something which carries or conveys anything; a channel; an instrument; a conduit.
7. A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.

Verb

1. To lead, or guide; to escort.
2. To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
3. To behave.
4. To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
5. To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
6. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
7. To carry out (something organized)

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɒndʌkt/

Étymologie

From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Doublet of conduit.