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condition

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A state at a particular time.

Pronunciation

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kuhndishuhn

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kənˈdɪʃən

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A state at a particular time

  2. A particular state of being.

  3. A state or quality.

  4. A requirement.

  5. The state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

  6. A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

verb

  1. To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

  2. To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

  3. Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

  4. transitive

    To contract; to stipulate; to agree.

  5. To subject to the process of acclimation.

  6. transitive

    To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A state at a particular time

Used this way, condition is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use condition

  • “The contract set out the conditions of the lease.”noun
  • “I condition my hair after washing it.”verb
  • “A condition (or state) of disrepair.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Good

good condition

Clause

boundary condition

Other combinations

human conditionnecessary conditionphysical conditionpresent conditiongeneral condition

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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • check

    A bill, particularly in a restaurant.

  • circumstance

    An event; a fact; a particular incident, occurrence, or condition (status).

  • term

    A word or expression used for some particular thing.

  • shape

    A mould for making blancmange, jelly, etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.

  • discipline

    A state of order based on submission to authority.

Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • conditionsnounPlural form

    The prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process.

  • conditioningnounInflected form

    A learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment.

  • conditionernounInflected form

    Exercise that conditions the body.

  • conditionedadjectiveInflected form

    Established by conditioning or learning.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • conditionaladjectiveDerived adjective

    Imposing or depending on or containing a condition.

  • conditionallyadverbDerived adverb

    Subject to a condition.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • conditioned avoidance responsenounCompound term

    A conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus.

  • conditioned emotionnounCompound term

    An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.

  • conditioned emotional responsenounCompound term

    An emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.

  • conditioned reactionnounCompound term

    An acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus.

  • conditioned reflexnounCompound term

    An acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus.

  • conditioned responsenounCompound term

    An acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus.

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