What does condition mean?
Definitions for condition
kənˈdɪʃ əncon·di·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
condition, statusnoun
a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
condition, precondition, stipulationnoun
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
conditionnoun
a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
"the human condition"
circumstance, condition, considerationnoun
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
"another consideration is the time it would take"
condition, shapenoun
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
conditionnoun
an illness, disease, or other medical problem
"a heart condition"; "a skin condition"
condition, termnoun
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
"the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
condition, experimental conditionverb
the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
conditionverb
establish a conditioned response
discipline, train, check, conditionverb
develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
"Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
stipulate, qualify, condition, specifyverb
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
"The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
conditionverb
put into a better state
"he conditions old cars"
conditionverb
apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
"I condition my hair after washing it"
Wiktionary
conditionnoun
A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionnoun
A requirement, term or requisite.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionnoun
The health status of a medical patient.
My aunt couldn't walk up the stairs in her condition.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionnoun
The state or quality.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionnoun
A particular state of being.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionnoun
The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
A man of his condition has no place to make request.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionverb
To subject to the process of acclimation.
I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionverb
To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionverb
To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
conditionverb
To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.
Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
Webster Dictionary
Conditionnoun
mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
essential quality; property; attribute
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
temperament; disposition; character
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
that which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
a clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionverb
to make terms; to stipulate
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionverb
to impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
to invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
to contract; to stipulate; to agree
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
to put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
to test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains)
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Conditionnoun
train; acclimate
Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Condition
kon-dish′un, n. state in which things exist: a particular manner of being: quality: rank, as 'a person of condition:' pre-requisite: temper: a term of a contract: proposal: arrangement: (logic) that which must precede the operation of a cause: (law) a provision that upon the occurrence of an uncertain event an obligation shall come into force, or shall cease, or that the obligation shall not come into force until a certain event.—v.i. to make terms.—v.t. to agree upon: to restrict, limit: to determine.—adj. Condi′tional, depending on conditions.—n. Conditional′ity.—adv. Condi′tionally.—v.t. Condi′tionate, to condition: to qualify.—adj. Condi′tioned, having a certain condition, state, or quality: circumstanced: depending: relative—the opposite of absolute.—Conditioning House, an establishment in which the true weight, length, and condition of articles of trade and commerce are determined scientifically—the first in England established at Bradford in 1891. [L. condicio, -nis, a compact (later false spelling conditio)—condicĕre—con, together, dicĕre, to say.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
condition
Those variables of an operational environment or situation in which a unit, system, or individual is expected to operate and may affect performance. See also joint mission-essential tasks.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'condition' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1190
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'condition' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2618
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'condition' in Nouns Frequency: #133
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of condition in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of condition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of condition in a Sentence
So Sotomayor’s number is at least 20 times higher than reality, even before you determine how many are in ‘serious condition,’.
Obviously, the message should be that we should try as best as we can to avoid infection. No matter who you are, how old you are, or what your underlying condition is, we should not trivialize it.
Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.
The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful --because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.
If they want to take a baby from the arms of his mother and separate the two, that's wrong. I don't care where you're at, what time and condition, that just goes against -- you don't have to read the Bible for that. That goes against human decency. That goes against human dignity. It goes against what's most sacred in the human person.
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Translations for condition
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- وَضْع, حَالَة, شرط, حالةArabic
- хәл, шарт, торошBashkir
- умо́ва, станBelarusian
- състоя́ние, приспособявам се, свиквам, усло́виеBulgarian
- condició, condicionarCatalan, Valencian
- podmínka, stav, kondiceCzech
- bekostningDanish
- Kondition, konditionieren, Befinden, Bedingung, Zustand, Verfassung, BeschaffenheitGerman
- κατάστασηGreek
- statoEsperanto
- condición, situaciónSpanish
- حال, شرطPersian
- edellytys, sopeutua, olo, mukautua, tila, vointi, ehdollistaa, ehtoFinnish
- conditionFrench
- cor, càradhScottish Gaelic
- תנאיHebrew
- condizioni, condizionare, condizione, influenzareItalian
- 状態, 順応する, 条件, 調整する, 適応するJapanese
- 컨디션Korean
- شهرت, حاڵKurdish
- conditioLatin
- sąlyga, būklėLithuanian
- noteikumsLatvian
- kundizzjoniMaltese
- conditie, toestandDutch
- tilstandNorwegian
- stan, warunekPolish
- condicionar, condição, acondicionarPortuguese
- condiție, condiționa, stareRomanian
- приучать, привыкать, приспособиться, состоя́ние, приспосабливать, приучить, привыкнуть, приспосабливаться, приспособить, усло́вие, положе́ние, состояниеRussian
- у́вет, úvet, у́вјет, stánje, úslov, ста́ње, у́слов, úvjetSerbo-Croatian
- stav, podmienkaSlovak
- stanje, pogojSlovene
- villkor, vänja sig, tillstånd, kondition, betinga, förutsättning, skickSwedish
- స్థితి, పరిస్థితిTelugu
- durum, şartTurkish
- умо́ва, станUkrainian
- حالتUrdu
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