conducir

Senses

1. 1.

   to drive

   to operate a vehicle

2. 2.

   to lead; to conduct

   to guide or direct a group, orchestra, or process

3. 3.

   to lead to; to result in

   to bring about or cause as a consequence

Examples

• "Conduzco al trabajo todos los días."

  I drive to work every day.

• "El director conducía la orquesta con maestría."

  The conductor led the orchestra with mastery.

• "Este camino conduce al pueblo."

  This road leads to the town.

Usage

Conducir is a common regular -ir verb with an irregular present tense (yo conduzco). In Spain, it means "to drive"; in some Latin American contexts, manejar is preferred. Note: conducir also means "to conduct" (electricity/heat) in physics contexts.