- conduct
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 way of behavingADJECTIVE▪ good▪
The prisoner was released early for good conduct.
▪ discreditable (BrE), disgraceful, immoral, improper, inappropriate, unethical, ungentlemanly (BrE), unprofessional, unseemly (esp. BrE)▪ aggressive (esp. BrE), violent▪ criminal, disorderly, fraudulent (law, esp. BrE), illegal, negligent, unlawful, wrongful▪He was arrested for disorderly conduct.
▪ unsporting (BrE), unsportsmanlike (esp. AmE)▪ homosexual, sexual▪ personal▪ business, professional▪The business conduct of this bank will be subject to UK rules.
▪Our organization sets high standards of professional conduct.
▪ police▪ human, moral▪It is tempting to think of morality as a guide to human conduct.
VERB + CONDUCT▪ engage in▪The committee concluded that the senators had engaged in improper conduct.
▪ govern, regulate▪rules governing police conduct
▪ explain▪The police chief was asked to explain his conduct.
PREPOSITION▪ conduct by▪The violent conduct by the strikers was condemned.
▪ conduct towards/toward▪her conduct towards/toward her husband
PHRASES▪ a code of conduct, rules of conduct, standards of conduct2 management of sthADJECTIVE▪ proper▪The elders were responsible for the proper conduct of community life.
▪ day-to-day▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the day-to-day conduct of the business of the company
verb1 organize sth/carry sth outADVERB▪ independently, separately▪Education was conducted separately for males and females.
▪ jointly, simultaneously▪a survey conducted jointly by two teams of researchers
▪ personally▪ properly▪ successfully▪ regularly, routinely▪We regularly conduct safety inspections.
▪ online▪Today, 50% of opinion polls are conducted online.
2 (formal) conduct yourself behaveADVERB▪ honourably/honorably, well, with dignity▪She conducts herself with great dignity.
PREPOSITION▪ as▪He always conducted himself as a gentleman.
▪ in▪They have conducted themselves in a very professional manner.
3 heat/electricityADVERB▪ well▪a substance which conducts electricity well
Conduct is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑researcherConduct is used with these nouns as the object: ↑activity, ↑affair, ↑analysis, ↑assault, ↑assessment, ↑auction, ↑autopsy, ↑band, ↑blitz, ↑business, ↑campaign, ↑census, ↑ceremony, ↑check, ↑choir, ↑class, ↑concerto, ↑current, ↑defence, ↑demonstration, ↑diplomacy, ↑election, ↑electricity, ↑enquiry, ↑espionage, ↑evaluation, ↑examination, ↑excavation, ↑exercise, ↑experiment, ↑fieldwork, ↑funeral, ↑hearing, ↑heat, ↑inquest, ↑inspection, ↑interrogation, ↑interview, ↑inventory, ↑investigation, ↑litigation, ↑manoeuvre, ↑meeting, ↑mission, ↑negotiation, ↑operation, ↑orchestra, ↑patrol, ↑poll, ↑post-mortem, ↑premiere, ↑procedure, ↑programme, ↑raid, ↑reconnaissance, ↑referendum, ↑registration, ↑rehearsal, ↑research, ↑review, ↑ritual, ↑search, ↑seminar, ↑simulation, ↑study, ↑surveillance, ↑survey, ↑symphony, ↑talk, ↑test, ↑tour, ↑trade, ↑transaction, ↑trial, ↑vendetta, ↑visit, ↑warfare, ↑wedding, ↑work, ↑workshop, ↑worship
Collocations dictionary. 2013.