Definitions
- Referring to an event or meeting that has taken place. - Talking about a physical object that is being grasped or contained. - Describing a belief or opinion that is firmly maintained or adhered to.
- Referring to an activity or experiment that is being carried out. - Talking about a musical performance or rehearsal. - Describing a survey or research study that is being administered.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to an action that is being taken.
- 2Both can be used in the past tense to describe completed actions.
- 3Both words can be used in formal and informal contexts.
- 4Both words can be used to describe events or activities that involve multiple people.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Held is typically used to describe events or meetings, while conducted is more commonly used to describe experiments, surveys, or research studies.
- 2Focus: Held emphasizes the location or setting of an event, while conducted emphasizes the action of carrying out an activity.
- 3Objects: Held can also refer to physically grasping or containing an object, while conducted does not have this meaning.
- 4Musical performances: Conducted is specifically used to describe musical performances or rehearsals, while held is not used in this context.
- 5Beliefs: Held can also refer to firmly maintained beliefs or opinions, while conducted does not have this meaning.
Remember this!
Held and conducted are both verbs that describe an action being taken, but they are used in different contexts. Held is typically used to describe events or meetings that have taken place, as well as beliefs or opinions that are firmly maintained. On the other hand, conducted is more commonly used to describe experiments, surveys, research studies, and musical performances or rehearsals.
