Used in a Sentence

conducted

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for conducted.

Editorial note

Higher number of conducted raids means a lower bolded number in metrics spreadsheet.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of conducted gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

verb

(transitive, reflexive) To behave.

verb

(transitive) To carry out (something organized)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for conducted.

verb

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

verb

(transitive, reflexive) To behave.

verb

(transitive) To carry out (something organized)

verb

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

Example sentences

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Higher number of conducted raids means a lower bolded number in metrics spreadsheet.

2

While the study is being conducted, de Blasio won't seek to cap the number of new vehicles Uber or other car services can put on the road.

3

Even an imperfectly-conducted demonstration like this particular case is preferable to such a demonstration not occurring at all.

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The incidents to which you refer are the massacres conducted by despotic rulers in so-called Communist countries.

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Business could be conducted between communities that operated under entirely different rules through automatic contract negotiation.

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Because, you know, the US has never conducted cyber-espionage against China or obtained valuable information before.

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Note that these tests were conducted on a MacBook – presumably running OS X.

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A friend of mine conducted a survey for a university project, and there is a huge interest in this kind of system.

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The USA, being the most religious among prosperous Western countries, is not quite by coincidence the country where most such studies are conducted.

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Research conducted by Dr Peter Lovatt from the University's School of Psychology on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme's website...

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Perhaps, in time, as the playing field is leveled and good randomized controlled trials with strong blinding can be conducted, high-quality evidence for cannabis as a legitimate therapy can happen.

12

At first glance, the data looks to have some specific quirks (44% Linux users, overwhelmingly in the Finance industry) – you'd have to wonder it that's due to how the survey was conducted.

Quote examples

1

Male-narrated pitches were rated as more persuasive, logical and fact-based than were the same pitches narrated by a female voice.”" They leave out all details on how the study was conducted.

2

I'm curious about this quote, "Investors preferred entrepreneurial ventures pitched by a man than an identical pitch from a woman by a rate of 68% to 32% in a study conducted jointly by HBS, Wharton, and MIT Sloan.

3

Bent Flyvbjerg studies these "megaprojects" and offers various explanations why a) they are being conducted in the first place despite the fact that b) they are usually any combination of over budget, behind schedule or below expectations in terms of their benefits.

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In this case the tests weren't even normalized, this is one of the 1st tests that was conducted in vacuum under shielding, many of the earlier tests were not even thermally or electromagnetically shielded, considering the tiny amounts of thrust generated by both the "predictions" and the tests pressure difference due to thermal variance as well as magnetic forces could explain it just as well.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use conducted in a sentence?

Higher number of conducted raids means a lower bolded number in metrics spreadsheet.

What does conducted mean?

(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)

What part of speech is conducted?

conducted is commonly used as verb.