Words / B2

k-uh-n-DUKT/kənˈdʌkt/

To conduct is to organise and carry out an activity: conduct a survey, conduct a meeting, conduct an orchestra. Carry out and hold are everyday; run is informal. Conduct is also a noun (behaviour: a code of conduct) with stress on the first syllable. In speech, carry out or run is enough. The verb is slightly official. Do not use conduct a conversation for a chat — it sounds like an experiment.

Meaning

To organise and carry out an activity, such as research or a meeting.

Examples

• “They conducted a survey of fifty students.”
• “They conducted a survey of fifty students in the canteen, not online only.”
• “She conducted the rehearsal with a pencil for a baton.”

Good to know

Carry out/organise (survey, meeting, orchestra). Everyday: carry out / hold / run. Noun: behaviour (code of conduct). Official tone.

Near in meaning

carry out

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