conduce

English

Etymology

From Latin condūcere, present active infinitive of condūcō (“lead together; contribute to something by being useful”), from con + dūcō (“lead”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kənˈdjuːs/

Verb

conduce (third-person singular simple present conduces, present participle conducing, simple past and past participle conduced)

1. To contribute or lead to a specific result.
   • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 343:

     Anecdotes aside, many historians are skeptical that trade, as a general rule, conduces to peace.

Related terms

• conducive
• conduct

Translations

contribute

• Bulgarian: спомагам (bg) (spomagam), допринасям (bg) (doprinasjam)

• Dutch: bijdragen (nl)

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Italian

Verb form

conduce

1. Third-person singular indicative present of condurre

Anagrams

• cucendo

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Latin

Verb

condūce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of condūcō

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin condūcere, present active infinitive of condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con + dūcō (“lead”), based on the conjugation of duce.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [konˈdu.t͡ʃe]

Verb

a conduce (third-person singular present conduce, past participle condus) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive, intransitive) to drive, to conduct
2. to lead, direct, rule
3. to drive a vehicle

   Tu conduci prea repede. Mergi un pic mai încet.

   You drive too fast. Go a little slower.

Conjugation

conduce (third conjugation)

infinitive			a conduce
gerund			conducând
past participle			condus
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	conduc	conduci	conduce	conducem	conduceți	conduc
	imperfect	conduceam	conduceai	conducea	conduceam	conduceați	conduceau
	simple perfect	condusei	conduseși	conduse	conduserăm	conduserăți	conduseră
	pluperfect	condusesem	conduseseși	condusese	conduseserăm	conduseserăți	conduseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să conduc	să conduci	să conducă	să conducem	să conduceți	să conducă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		condu			conduceți
	negative		nu conduce			nu conduceți

Derived terms

• conducător
• conducere
• conductă
• conductibil
• conductor
• condus
• conducție

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Spanish

Verb

conduce (infinitive conducir)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of conducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of conducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of conducir.