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con|di |tion|al di s|charge (conditional discharges ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If someone who is convicted of an offence is given a conditional discharge by a court, they are not punished unless they later commit a further offence. [BRIT , LEGAL ]

con|di|tion|er /kənd I ʃənə ^r / (conditioners )

1 N‑VAR A conditioner is a substance which you can put on your hair after you have washed it to make it softer.

2 N‑VAR [oft n N ] A conditioner is a thick liquid which you can use when you wash clothes in order to make them feel softer.

3 → see also air conditioner

con|do /kɒ ndoʊ/ (condos ) N‑COUNT Condo means the same as condominium . [AM , INFORMAL ]

con|do|lence /kəndoʊ ləns/ (condolences )

1 N‑UNCOUNT A message of condolence is a message in which you express your sympathy for someone because one of their friends or relatives has died recently. □  Neil sent him a letter of condolence.

2 N‑PLURAL When you offer or express your condolences to someone, you express your sympathy for them because one of their friends or relatives has died recently. □  He expressed his condolences to the families of the people who died in the incident.

con|dom /kɒ ndɒm/ (condoms ) N‑COUNT A condom is a covering made of thin rubber which a man can wear on his penis as a contraceptive or as protection against disease during sexual intercourse.

con|do|min|ium /kɒ ndəm I niəm/ (condominiums )

1 N‑COUNT A condominium is an apartment building in which each apartment is owned by the person who lives there. [AM ]

2 N‑COUNT A condominium is one of the privately-owned apartments in a condominium. [AM ]

con|done /kəndoʊ n/ (condones , condoning , condoned ) VERB If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen. □ [V n] I have never encouraged nor condoned violence.

con|dor /kɒ ndɔː ^r / (condors ) N‑COUNT A condor is a large South American bird that eats the meat of dead animals.

con|du|cive /kəndjuː s I v, [AM ] -duː s I v/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen. □ [+ to ] Sometimes the home environment just isn't conducive to reading.

con|duct ◆◆◇ (conducts , conducting , conducted ) The verb is pronounced /kəndʌ kt/. The noun is pronounced /kɒ ndʌkt/. 1 VERB When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out. □ [V n] I decided to conduct an experiment. □ [V n] He said they were conducting a campaign against democrats across the country.

2 N‑SING The conduct of a task or activity is the way in which it is organized and carried out. □ [+ of ] Also up for discussion will be the conduct of free and fair elections.

3 VERB If you conduct yourself in a particular way, you behave in that way. □ [V pron-refl] The way he conducts himself reflects on the party and will increase criticisms against him. □ [V n] Most people believe they conduct their private and public lives in accordance with Christian morality.

4 N‑UNCOUNT Someone's conduct is the way they behave in particular situations. □  He has trouble understanding that other people judge him by his conduct.

5 VERB When someone conducts an orchestra or choir, they stand in front of it and direct its performance. □ [V n] Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera in Europe. □ [V ] Solti will continue to conduct here and abroad.

6 VERB [no cont] If something conducts heat or electricity, it allows heat or electricity to pass through it or along it. □ [V n] Water conducts heat faster than air. COLLOCATIONS conduct VERB 1

conduct+ verb : experiment, research, review, study, test, trial; poll, survey; inquiry, interview, investigation, operation, search NOUN 4