conduct¹

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The way a person behaves.

   Usage: As a noun meaning behavior, conduct is usually uncountable. Phrases such as professional conduct and a code of conduct describe standards for how people act.

   The referee praised the players' conduct after both teams helped an injured opponent.

   Sources and attribution

   Adapted from Wiktionary contributors, with original notes and examples. Learning notes are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

   • Wiktionary: conduct
   • Wiktionary: duco
   • Wiktionary: conduco

   Good conduct will be rewarded and poor conduct will be punished.

Appears in

From Late Latin conductus (“defense, escort”), from Latin conductus, perfect passive participle of condūcō (“bring together”); see also conduce. Displaced native Old English þēaw. Doublet of conduit.

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