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/kəndˈəktɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Conduct v. t. (past & past part. conducted; pres. part. conducting)

1.

To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. "I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe."

2.

To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. "Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege."

3.

To behave; with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well.

4.

(Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.

5.

(Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Conduct v. i.

1.

To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

2.

To conduct one's self; to behave. (U. S.)

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"Conducting" Quotes from Famous Books

... set fire to the slow match, he boldly stepped out from behind the wall which concealed him, closely followed by Bikoo. As he did so, he found himself face to face with a powerful-looking black slave conducting an elephant across the yard. The slave looked at him for an instant, and, pronouncing his name, asked him where he was going. Instead of replying, he pointed his pistol at the black's head, expecting to intimidate him. The next instant his weapon was knocked out of his hand; and the slave, ...

— The Young Rajah • W.H.G. Kingston

... totally impervious, which extend on both sides of the river to a place called the Detour des Anglais, within twenty miles of the city. Here two other forts are erected, one on each bank. Like that at the river's mouth, these are surrounded by a marsh, a single narrow path conducting from the commencement of firm ground to the gates of each. If, therefore, an enemy should contrive to pass both the bar and the first fort, he must here be stopped, because all landing is prevented by the nature of the soil; and however fair ...

— The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 • G. R. Gleig

... Moses[262];—the efficacy of repentance, as in the case of Ahab[263];—the sure answer to prayer, (to forgotten prayer, it may be!) as in the case of Zacharias[264];—the seemingly roundabout methods of GOD'S providence, (as in the case of Abraham,) yet conducting inevitably to a blessed issue at the last;—the rewards of obedience[265];—the faithfulness of the Divine promises;—the boundless wealth of the Divine contrivance, which, on man's repentance, is able to convert even a curse into a blessing, ...

— Inspiration and Interpretation - Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford • John Burgon

... Wollaston's voice reading a selection from the Bible. Then she bent her head, and heard him offering prayer. She felt a sort of incredulity now. It seemed to her inconceivable that the boy whom she had known could be actually conducting the opening exercises of a school with such imperturbability and self-possession. All at once a great pride of possession seized her. She glanced covertly at him between her fingers. The secret which had been her shame suddenly ...

— By the Light of the Soul - A Novel • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

... they would have to move their camp. But knowing this argument would not be strong enough to convince several hundred hungry people that so large a quantity of good food should be wasted, no objection was made to conducting them to the scene of the ...

— The Giraffe Hunters • Mayne Reid

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