conducive
Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some resultTending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
» Good health is conducive to happiness.
Хорошее здоровье благоприятствует счастью.
Meaning
1 sensesTending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.
A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.
dienlich, förderlich, zuträglich
способствующийsposobstvujuščij
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
Examples
5 sentencesGood health is conducive to happiness.
ruХорошее здоровье благоприятствует счастью.
Soft music is often conducive to sleep.
deSanfte Musik begünstigt oft das Einschlafen.
Your behavior is not conducive to the desired environment.
ruВаше поведение не соответствует желаемой среде.
When cowardice is conducive to self-preservation, it is called intelligence.
Algeria should provide a stable political environment that is conducive to foreign investment.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.From conduce + -ive, 1640s, from Latin condūcere, patterned after forms like conductive.
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Forms
more conducive, most conducive| Comparative | more conducive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most conducive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- tending to bring about; being partly responsible for:contributingcontributivecontributorytributary
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form