CEFR B2

conducive

adjective

Meaning

conducive means tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.
The writer described the response as conducive.

Synonyms: favorable, helpful, instrumental

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conducive (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /kənˈdjuːsɪv/

Definition

Examples

A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.
The writer described the response as conducive.
A conducive tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use conducive

conducive + noun (collocation): Use conducive before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a conducive reaction."
become conducive (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became conducive near the end."

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