Definitions for condition
kənˈdɪʃ əncon·di·tion

Princeton's WordNet(3.37 / 19 votes)Rate this definition:

1. condition, statusnoun

   a state at a particular time

   "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

2. condition, precondition, stipulationnoun

   an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

3. conditionnoun

   a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

   "the human condition"

4. circumstance, condition, considerationnoun

   information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

   "another consideration is the time it would take"

5. condition, shapenoun

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

6. conditionnoun

   an illness, disease, or other medical problem

   "a heart condition"; "a skin condition"

7. 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"

8. condition, experimental conditionverb

   the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

9. conditionverb

   establish a conditioned response

10. 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?"

11. 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"

12. conditionverb

    put into a better state

    "he conditions old cars"

13. conditionverb

    apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny

    "I condition my hair after washing it"

Wiktionary(2.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. conditionnoun

   A requirement, term or requisite.

   Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.

3. 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.

4. conditionnoun

   The state or quality.

   Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.

5. conditionnoun

   A particular state of being.

   Etymology: From conditio, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. Conditionnoun

   essential quality; property; attribute

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]

3. Conditionnoun

   temperament; disposition; character

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]

4. 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.]

5. 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.]

6. Conditionverb

   to make terms; to stipulate

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]

7. 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.]

8. 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.]

9. Conditionnoun

   to contract; to stipulate; to agree

   Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]

10. 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.]

11. Conditionnoun

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

    Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]

12. Conditionnoun

    train; acclimate

    Etymology: [Cf. LL. conditionare. See Condition, n.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'condition' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1190

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'condition' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2618

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'condition' in Nouns Frequency: #133

How to pronounce condition?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of condition in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of condition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of condition in a Sentence

1. Whitney Houston:

   Meeting with the doctors and understanding that she can live in this condition for a lifetime truly saddens me, we can only trust in God for a miracle at this time.

2. Wang Pei'an:

   A large population is China's basic national condition so we must adhere to the basic state policy of family planning.

3. Shafiq Hussain:

   Some of the injured are in critical condition and we are planning to send them to Peshawar and Kohat for better treatment.

4. Trey Gowdy:

   As a condition of postponing the hearing, we made the reasonable request for a significant production of documents.

5. Voltaire:

   Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one.

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