conduce
Americanverb (used without object)
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conduces,
present (3rd person singular)
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conduced,
past participle, past
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conducing
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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conducesimple
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conducessimple
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have conducedperfect
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has conducedperfect
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am conducingprogressive
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are conducingprogressive
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is conducingprogressive
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have been conducingperfect progressive
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has been conducingperfect progressive
Past
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conducedsimple
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had conducedperfect
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was conducingprogressive
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were conducingprogressive
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had been conducingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of conduce
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin condūcere to lead, bring together, equivalent to con- con- + dūcere to lead, akin to dux ( see duke) and to tow 1, tug
Example Sentences
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Russia, and China joined forces – to declare the Ebola outbreak in Africa a threat to world peace and security, and conduce a universal proposition.
From Fox News ● Apr. 16, 2020
Does the conditioning environment of suburbia conduce a sense of well-being and life adjustment?
From Slate ● May 1, 2016
They argue that a “victimhood culture” has emerged “that is distinct from the honor cultures and dignity cultures of the past,” and that certain features of campus life conduce to the victim culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2015
“They’re trying to conduce this guy into writing, maybe signing a contract,” Mr. Watt said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2011
I resolved, therefore, that if my immediate union with my cousin would conduce either to hers or my father’s happiness, my adversary’s designs against my life should not retard it a single hour.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
Although he realizes the oddity of saying that college seminars are likely to make students more virtuous, he does really believe “one conduces to the other.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2019
About 95 percent of the city center was destroyed during World War II, and unfortunately it was quickly rebuilt, in that typical, postwar low-key style that conduces to a dreary anonymity.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2012
How not feeling good nonetheless conduces to our not feeling bad, indeed conduces to our feeling exhilarated, is one of the great mysteries of art.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2010
I observe it from the Rushes but there is no Activity & nothing conduces to Change.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
They are also especially associated with thrombosis of the veins, which occurs to a less extent in the nodular form and conduces to the dark-blue tint of the mucosa.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
All four co-authors interviewed said they were cutting back on their bottled water use after they conduced the study.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
It was a functional event where teams conduced interviews, gathered medical reports and familiarized themselves with prospects.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
A CNN poll conduced with 552 U.S. adults found that 72% regarded the speech positively.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2023
The company was not immediately available for comment regarding how it conduced its investigation into Crowder’s channel, or which employees were involved.
From The Verge ● Jun. 4, 2019
The nature of my relations with her, which placed me on terms of familiarity without placing me on terms of favour, conduced to my distraction.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Before long, Dudamel was conducing new music left and right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But if he were, his lawyers would appeal the sentence immediately, arguing that jail time would prevent him from conducing his official duties and that he should remain free pending the appeal, Ms Rendelman said.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024
Their cavitation approach may be particularly conducing to DNA vaccines that are currently difficult to deliver.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
The state Department of Environmental Quality and a third-party contractor were conducing the tests.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
The sciences were invented to our utmost destruction; far from conducing to our happiness, they are even in its way, though for its sake they are supposed to have been invented.
From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Johan Huizinga
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