Condition

/kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ · noun

Meaning

A state or quality..

Definitions by Sense

1. A state or quality.
2. A requirement.
3. A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
4. (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
5. To subject to the process of acclimation.
6. To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
7. To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
8. (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.

Example Sentences

National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.

The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.

Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.

A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.

Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.

What other planets might have the right conditions for life?

The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.

I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.

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• conditions
• conditioning
• conditioned

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