conducive

«conducive» in Mova's school dictionary: helping it to happen: «A quiet room is conducive to study» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (conducive, more conducive)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Conducive to something means helping it to happen: «A quiet room is conducive to study». tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal writing and exam questions, «conducive to» means «good for» or «helps». Teachers say a tidy classroom is conducive to learning. In science, warm damp conditions are conducive to mould growth.

examples

• A quiet room is conducive to learning. tree →
• Warm, wet weather is conducive to mould. tree →
• Shouting is not conducive to good teamwork. tree →
• The calm music was conducive to sleep. tree →
• Too much screen time is not conducive to healthy eyes. tree →
• The conditions were conducive to a big storm. tree →

note

Formal. Always followed by «to». Pronounced «kon-DYOO-siv». Do not mix up with «conductive» (lets electricity or heat pass through).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «conducive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.