be conducive to — help bring about
expressionC1IELTS 7+formaloccasional
to create a situation or environment that makes something more likely to happen or succeed.
Say it like a native
Textbook A quiet room is something that helps make studying go well.
Native A quiet room is conducive to studying.
'Conducive to' is the academic set phrase for 'helps bring about'; the long version is clumsy in formal writing.
Pattern: [noun/gerund] is conducive to [noun/gerund]
In use
- A quiet environment is conducive to studying effectively.study
- In my opinion, flexible working hours are conducive to a better work-life balance because people can organise their day in a way that suits their personal needs.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ The environment is conducive for learning.
✓ The environment is conducive to learning.
It's 'conducive TO', never 'conducive for'.
Common collocations
be conducive to— to learning, to growth, to sleep, hardly
Don't confuse it
'Be conducive to' is more formal and specific than 'help' or 'is good for'. It suggests that something creates the right conditions for something else, not just that it is generally positive.