Condition Definition
kən-dĭshən
conditioned, conditions
noun
conditions
Anything called for as a requirement before the performance or completion of something else; provision; stipulation.
To impose conditions by contract.
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Existing circumstances.
Economic conditions have improved. The news reported the latest weather conditions.
American Heritage
Manner or state of being.
Webster's New World
Anything that modifies or restricts the nature, existence, or occurrence of something else; external circumstance or factor.
Conditions were favorable for business.
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Anything essential to the existence or occurrence of something else; prerequisite.
Hard work is a condition of success.
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Synonyms:
verb
conditioned, conditions
To make conditions; bargain (with)
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To set as a condition or requirement; stipulate.
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To impose a condition or conditions on.
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To apply a conditioner to the hair, etc.
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To be a condition of; determine.
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idiom
on condition that
- provided that; if
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Condition
- on condition that
Origin of Condition
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Middle English condicioun from Old French condicion from Late Latin conditiō conditiōn- alteration of Latin condiciō from condīcere to agree com- com- dīcere to talk deik- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin conditiō, noun of action from perfect passive participle conditus, + noun of action suffix -io.
From Wiktionary
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