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condition

[ kuhn-dish-uhn ]

noun

  1. a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
  2. state of health:

    He was reported to be in critical condition.

  3. fit or requisite state:

    to be out of condition;

    to be in no condition to run.

  4. social position:

    in a lowly condition.

  5. a restricting, limiting, or modifying circumstance:

    It can happen only under certain conditions.

  6. a circumstance indispensable to some result; prerequisite; that on which something else is contingent:

    conditions of acceptance.

  7. Usually conditions. existing circumstances:

    poor living conditions.

  8. something demanded as an essential part of an agreement; provision; stipulation:

    He accepted on one condition.

    Synonyms: ,

  9. Law.
    1. a stipulation in an agreement or instrument transferring property that provides for a change consequent on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a stated event.
    2. the event upon which this stipulation depends.
  10. Informal. an abnormal or diseased state of part of the body:

    heart condition;

    skin condition.

  11. U.S. Education.
    1. a requirement imposed on a college student who fails to reach the prescribed standard in a course at the end of the regular period of instruction, permitting credit to be established by later performance.
    2. the course or subject to which the requirement is attached.
  12. Logic. the antecedent of a conditional proposition.


verb (used with object)

  1. to put in a fit or proper state.
  2. to accustom or inure:

    to condition oneself to the cold.

  3. to air-condition.
  4. to form or be a condition of; determine, limit, or restrict as a condition.
  5. to subject to particular conditions or circumstances:

    Her studies conditioned her for her job.

  6. U.S. Education. to impose a condition on (a student).
  7. to test (a commodity) to ascertain its condition.
  8. to make (something) a condition; stipulate.
  9. Psychology. to establish a conditioned response in (a subject).
  10. Textiles.
    1. to test (fibers or fabrics) for the presence of moisture or other foreign matter.
    2. to replace moisture lost from (fibers or fabrics) in manipulation or manufacture.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make conditions.

condition

/ °ìÉ™²Ôˈ»åɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a particular state of being or existence; situation with respect to circumstances

    the human condition

  2. something that limits or restricts something else; a qualification

    you may enter only under certain conditions

  3. plural external or existing circumstances

    conditions were right for a takeover

  4. state of health or physical fitness, esp good health (esp in the phrases in condition, out of condition )
  5. an ailment or physical disability

    a heart condition

  6. something indispensable to the existence of something else

    your happiness is a condition of mine

  7. something required as part of an agreement or pact; terms

    the conditions of the lease are set out

  8. law
    1. a declaration or provision in a will, contract, etc, that makes some right or liability contingent upon the happening of some event
    2. the event itself
  9. logic a statement whose truth is either required for the truth of a given statement (a necessary condition ) or sufficient to guarantee the truth of the given statement (a sufficient condition ) See sufficient necessary
  10. maths logic a presupposition, esp a restriction on the domain of quantification, indispensable to the proof of a theorem and stated as part of it
  11. statistics short for experimental condition
  12. rank, status, or position in life
  13. on condition that or upon condition that
    conjunction provided that
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. psychol
    1. to alter the response of (a person or animal) to a particular stimulus or situation
    2. to establish a conditioned response in (a person or animal)
  2. to put into a fit condition or state
  3. to improve the condition of (one's hair) by use of special cosmetics
  4. to accustom or inure
  5. to subject to a condition
  6. archaic.
    intr to make conditions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ô·»å¾±Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦´Ç²Ô·»å¾±Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of condition1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English condicioun, from Old French, from Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô»å¾±³¦¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ³¦´Ç²Ô»å¾±³¦¾±Å “agreement,†equivalent to con- con- + dic-, stem of »åÄ«³¦±ð°ù±ð “to say†+ -¾±Å -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of condition1

C14: from Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô»å¾±³Ù¾±Å, from con»åÄ«³¦±ð°ù±ð to discuss, agree together, from con- together + »åÄ«³¦±ð°ù±ð to say
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. on / upon condition that, with the promise or provision that; provided that; if:

    She accepted the position on condition that there would be opportunity for advancement.

More idioms and phrases containing condition

see in condition ; mint condition ; on condition that ; out of condition .
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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The “Pitch Perfect†star explained that the rare condition, which singer Celine Dion has famously been battling in recent years, makes the muscles so tight that a person ultimately can no longer walk or move.

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The access was tied to a number of conditions including free market policies, labour and human rights and political pluralism.

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The bill, if passed, would add a stove and refrigerator in good working condition and capable of safely generating heat for cooking and storing food, respectively, as a requirement of landlords starting Jan. 1, 2026.

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Democratic primaries are heating up with progressive candidates generating early hype and centrist candidates who lost their 2024 bids announcing new campaigns in the hopes that conditions in 2026 can deliver them a win.

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The charity said the cost would vary depending on rainfall and therefore river levels, but warned if current conditions persist, "it's likely we'll be paying as much as £100,000 per week".

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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