Conduce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be conducive to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚblˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/kəndjˈuːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəndjˈuːs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚblˌoʊ/.

Examples

The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contribute lead

Parts of Speech

verb	be conducive to “The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing”

Word Forms

contributive	adjective	tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
contributory	adjective	tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
conducive	adjective	tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

leiten

förderlich sein

🇫🇷French

conduire

être propice à

🇪🇸Spanish

conducir a

ser propicio para

🇮🇹Italian

condurre

essere favorevole a

🇳🇱Dutch

leiden

bevorderlijk zijn voor

🇵🇹Portuguese

conduzir

ser propício para

🇷🇺Russian

способствовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मदद देना

के लिए अनुकूल हो

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবাহিত করা

অনুকূল হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

நடத்து

சாதகமாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బోధిస్తాయి

అనుకూలంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

વહન કરવું

માટે અનુકૂળ બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಡೆಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಗೆ ಅನುಕೂಲಕರವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നടത്തുക

അനുകൂലമായിരിക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਚਾਲਿਤ

ਲਈ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلانا

کے لیے سازگار ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有助于

有利于

🇯🇵Japanese

指揮する

助かる

🇰🇷Korean

이끌다

~에 도움이 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dẫn dắt

có lợi cho

🇹🇭Thai

สุมหัว

เอื้อต่อการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menimbulkan

menjadi kondusif untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-conduce

maging kaaya-aya sa

🇲🇾Malay

menyebabkan

menjadi kondusif untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يؤدي

تكون مواتية ل

🇮🇷Persian

هدایت کردن

مساعد باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

yol göstermek

elverişli olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להוביל

להיות תורם ל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'conduce'?

The primary meaning of 'conduce' is 'be conducive to'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'conduce' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'conduce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'conduce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'conduce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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