CONDITION Definition & Meaning

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condition

[ kuhn-dish-uhn ]

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noun

a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
state of health:
He was reported to be in critical condition.
fit or requisite state:
to be out of condition;
to be in no condition to run.
social position:
in a lowly condition.
a restricting, limiting, or modifying circumstance:
It can happen only under certain conditions.
a circumstance indispensable to some result; prerequisite; that on which something else is contingent:
conditions of acceptance.
Usually conditions. existing circumstances:
poor living conditions.
something demanded as an essential part of an agreement; provision; stipulation:
He accepted on one condition.
Synonyms: ,
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.
Informal. an abnormal or diseased state of part of the body:
heart condition;
skin condition.
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.
Grammar. protasis ( def 1 ).
Logic. the antecedent of a conditional proposition.

verb (used with object)

to put in a fit or proper state.
to accustom or inure:
to condition oneself to the cold.
to air-condition.
to form or be a condition of; determine, limit, or restrict as a condition.
to subject to particular conditions or circumstances:
Her studies conditioned her for her job.
U.S. Education. to impose a condition on (a student).
to test (a commodity) to ascertain its condition.
to make (something) a condition; stipulate.
Psychology. to establish a conditioned response in (a subject).
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)

to make conditions.

condition

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noun

a particular state of being or existence; situation with respect to circumstances
the human condition
something that limits or restricts something else; a qualification
you may enter only under certain conditions
plural external or existing circumstances
conditions were right for a takeover
state of health or physical fitness, esp good health (esp in the phrases in condition, out of condition )
an ailment or physical disability
a heart condition
something indispensable to the existence of something else
your happiness is a condition of mine
something required as part of an agreement or pact; terms
the conditions of the lease are set out
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
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
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
statistics short for experimental condition
rank, status, or position in life
on condition that or upon condition that
conjunction provided that

verb

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)
to put into a fit condition or state
to improve the condition of (one's hair) by use of special cosmetics
to accustom or inure
to subject to a condition
archaic.
intr to make conditions

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��ǲ�·�徱·�پ��ǲ�·��·�� adjective
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of condition¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English condicioun, from Old French, from Latin ��ǲԻ徱��ō��-, stem of ��ǲԻ徱��ō “agreement,” equivalent to con- con- + dic-, stem of ��ī�� “to say” + -��ō -ion

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of condition¹

C14: from Latin ��ǲԻ徱�پ�ō, from con��ī�� to discuss, agree together, from con- together + ��ī�� to say

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Idioms and Phrases

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

See state.

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Example Sentences

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“Lazarus” arrives in the wake of “Common Side Effects,” another series casting the pharmaceutical industry as its own plague on the human condition.

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Higher interest rates and construction costs aren’t to blame for the decline — those conditions affected the entire region.

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Since taking office, he’s faced many of the problems that bedeviled prior sheriffs: poor jail conditions, sprawling consent decrees, allegations about deputy gangs and persistent staffing woes.

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With conditions somewhat cramped at his sister's home, Richard moved into the house of Ma Smith, where Philip was a lodger.

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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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