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# conduct

verb (conduct, conducts, conducted, conducting — stress on -DUCT); noun (conduct — stress on CON-, uncountable)

«conduct» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. As a verb, to lead or direct music played by a band or orchestra, by moving your hands or a baton. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#m1)
2. To organise and carry out an activity, like conducting an experiment or a survey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#m2)
3. In science, to let heat or electricity pass through: metals conduct electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#m3)
4. To lead or guide people, as in a guided tour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#m4)
5. As a noun, conduct means behaviour, how someone acts: good conduct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, materials that conduct heat or electricity are conductors (metals like copper); materials that do not are insulators (plastic, wood, rubber). That is why wires are copper inside plastic. We conduct a fair test by changing only one thing. At school, "conduct" is how well you behave: a code of conduct is a set of rules. In music, the conductor conducts the orchestra. Phrases: "conduct an experiment", "conduct electricity", "conduct heat", "good conduct", "code of conduct".

### Examples

- Copper wire conducts electricity very well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x1)
- Metal spoons conduct heat, so they get hot in soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x2)
- We conducted an experiment to test which ball bounces highest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x3)
- Mr Lee conducted the school choir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x4)
- Plastic does not conduct electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x5)
- Her conduct in class was excellent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x6)
- The guide conducted us around the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x7)
- The class conducted a survey of favourite fruits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/#x8)

### Note

Stress changes the meaning: conDUCT (verb), CONduct (noun). As a noun about behaviour it is uncountable: "good conduct", not "a good conduct". Water with salts in it conducts electricity, which is why electrical things and water are dangerous together.

## In Jewish tradition

In science lessons, materials that conduct heat or electricity are conductors (metals like copper); materials that do not are insulators (plastic, wood, rubber). That is why wires are copper inside plastic. We conduct a fair test by changing only one thing. At school, "conduct" is how well you behave: a code of conduct is a set of rules. In music, the conductor conducts the orchestra. Phrases: "conduct an experiment", "conduct electricity", "conduct heat", "good conduct", "code of conduct".

### Note

Stress changes the meaning: conDUCT (verb), CONduct (noun). As a noun about behaviour it is uncountable: "good conduct", not "a good conduct". Water with salts in it conducts electricity, which is why electrical things and water are dangerous together.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «conduct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conduct/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conduct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conduct.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «conduct» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/conduct/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«conduct» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/conduct.html) on Mova free.