condition

Plural: conditions

Noun

• a state at a particular time
  • "a condition (or state) of disrepair"
• an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
• a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
  • "the human condition"
• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
• the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
• an illness, disease, or other medical problem
  • "a heart condition"
  • "a skin condition"
• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
  • "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"
• the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
• A state or quality.
• A state or quality.
• A particular state of being.
• A state or quality.
• The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
• A state or quality.
• The health status of a medical patient.
• A state or quality.
• The health status of a medical patient.
• A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
• A requirement.
• A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
• A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.

Verb

• establish a conditioned response
• develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
• specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
• put into a better state
  • "he conditions old cars"
• apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
  • "I condition my hair after washing it"
• To subject to the process of acclimation.
• To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
• To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
• To place conditions or limitations upon.
• To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
• To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
• To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
• To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
• 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.
• To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

Examples

• A man of his condition has no place to make requests.
• Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.
• Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.
• Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.
• I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.
• My aunt couldn’t walk up the stairs in her condition.
• National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.
• Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.
• Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.
• The children were conditioned to speak up if they had any disagreements.
• The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.
• The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.
• They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
• to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study
• What other planets might have the right conditions for life?

Synonyms

check, circumstance, consideration, discipline, experimental condition, precondition, qualify, shape, specify, status, stipulate, stipulation, term, train, fettle, necessity, requisite