Conducive definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'conducive' ; kənˈdjuːsɪv · (when postpositive, foll by to). contributing, leading, or tending ;; kənˈdjusɪv · that conduces or contributes; tending ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'conducive'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× conducive (kəndjuːsɪv ,US-duːsɪv ) adjective[usuallyverb-linkADJECTIVE] Ifonethingisconducivetoanotherthing,itmakestheotherthinglikelytohappen. Makeyourbedroomasconducivetosleepaspossible. Sometimesthehomeenvironmentjustisn'tconducivetoreading.[+to] Synonyms:favourable,helpful,productive,contributory MoreSynonymsofconducive COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof conducive Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'conducive' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'conducive' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'wensleydale' HindiTranslationof'conducive' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency conduciveinBritishEnglish (kənˈdjuːsɪv ) adjective(whenpostpositive,follbyto) contributing,leading,ortending CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsconduciveness(conˈduciveness)noun WordFrequency conduciveinAmericanEnglish (kənˈdusɪv ;kənˈdjusɪv ) adjective thatconducesorcontributes;tendingorleading(to) Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsconduciveness(conˈduciveness) noun WordFrequency conduciveinAmericanEnglish (kənˈduːsɪv,-ˈdjuː-) adjective(usuallyfol.byto)tendingtoproduce;conducing;contributive;helpful;favorable Goodeatinghabitsareconducivetogoodhealth Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsconducivenessnoun Wordorigin[1640–50;conduce+-ive] Examplesof'conducive'inasentence conducive Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Thisishardlyconducivetoabsorbinginformation.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Theseatmosphericconditionsareconducivetogrowingahealthyfamily.ChristianityToday(2000)Theconditionswerehardlyconducivetosuccess.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Buttheeconomicenvironmentisnotconducivetoconsumerspendingandtradingislikelytoremainvolatile.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Theyhadmoneytospendonacquisitions,andtheeconomicenvironmentwasconducivetomergers.Thompkins,Peter,Bird,ChristopherSecretsoftheSoil(1990)Aboardingschoolenvironmentisconducivetohardworkandyetsomuchmore.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Everybodyisrushedandtheremaybeatrafficjamsoit'snotthemostconduciveenvironmentforfunandjoy.TheSun(2011)Itmakessensefinancially,butitisnotanenvironmentthatisconducivetoagood work-lifebalance.Times,SundayTimes(2014) COBUILDCollocations conducive  conduciveenvironment hardlyconduciveto highlyconduciveto Trendsof conducive Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages conducive BritishEnglish:conducive ADJECTIVE/kənˈdjuːsɪv/conducivetosth|conducivetodoingsthIfonethingisconducivetoanotherthing,itmakestheotherthinglikelytohappen.Makeyourbedroomasconducivetosleepaspossible.AmericanEnglish:conducive /kənˈdusɪv/BrazilianPortuguese:convidativo Chinese:有助益的对某事EuropeanSpanish:adecuado French:propice German:förderlich Italian:propizio Japanese:助けとなるKorean:~에이바지하는EuropeanPortuguese:convidativo LatinAmericanSpanish:adecuado Thai:ที่นำไปสู่,ที่ทำให้เกิดขึ้น Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically conducive condottieri conduce conducement conducive conduciveconditions conduciveenvironment conduct AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'C' Relatedtermsof conducive conduciveconditions conduciveenvironment hardlyconduciveto highlyconduciveto Source DefinitionofconducivefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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