to organize and/or do a particular activity

to direct a group of people who are singing or playing music

a concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop

He conducted a programme of Sibelius and Tchaikovsky.

She will conduct works by Brahms and Schumann in tonight's concert.

She sang Gluck's Orfeo at Covent Garden, with Sir Thomas Beecham conducting.

to lead or guide somebody through or around a place

a conducted tour of Athens

The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city.

He conducted himself far better than expected.

The report challenges them to examine how they conduct themselves in the workplace.

to allow heat or electricity to pass along or through it

a person’s behaviour in a particular place or in a particular situation

the way in which a business or an activity is organized and managed

There was growing criticism of the government's conduct of the war.

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