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/kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
Pronunciation notes
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kənˈdɪʃən
Noun
A state or quality.
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National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.
The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.
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Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.
A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.
A state or quality. A particular state of being.
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Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.
Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.
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Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.
Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.
A state or quality. The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
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A man of his condition has no place to make requests.
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[T]his Zeal was now inflamed by Lady Bellaſton, who had told her the preceding Evening, that ſhe was well ſatiſfied from the Conduct of Sophia, and from her Carriage to his Lordſhip, that all Delays would be dangerous, and that the only Way to ſucceed, was to preſs the Match forward with ſuch Rapidity, that the young Lady ſhould have no Time to reflect, and be obliged to conſent while ſhe ſcarce knew what ſhe did. In which Manner, ſhe ſaid, one half of the Marriages among People of Condition were brought about.
A state or quality. The health status of a medical patient.
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My aunt couldn’t walk up the stairs in her condition.
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If the visual attention sequence of children with autism and TD children varied depending on the condition, we could argue that the inclusion of objects in the environment influences the visual attention patterns of both groups.
A state or quality. The health status of a medical patient. A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.
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While the defense lawyers have likened the condition to the post traumatic stress disorders afflicting war veterans and battered women, which have been used in other insanity defense cases, they have said that they know of no previous trials when a "black rage" defense has been raised.
A requirement or prerequisite.
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Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.
The performance of managerial functions is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition of belonging to the capitalist class.
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Ah, no inhibitions Make no conditions Get a little outta line I ain't gonna act Politically correct I only wanna have a good time
What other planets might have the right conditions for life?
The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.
A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
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A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
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Verb
To subject to the process of acclimation.
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I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.
Heat pumps condition the air on the first floor.
To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
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They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
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After some opposition, Marianne yielded to her sister's entreaties, and consented to go out […] She expressly conditioned, however, for paying no visits […]
To place conditions or limitations upon.
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Yet seas that daily gain upon the shore / Have ebb and flow conditioning their march, / And slow and sure comes up the golden year.
To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
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The children were conditioned to speak up if they had any disagreements.
To treat, especially hair with hair conditioner.
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Experiments on steep inclines in the United States showed that washing the rails with a detergent to remove oil and grease resulted in a marked improvement; but conditioning the rails with a special neutralising chemical completely eliminated slipping on a bank on which it was so common as to necessitate restriction of trainloads.
To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
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[P]ay me back my credit, / And I'll condition wi'ye.
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[I]t was conditioned betweene Saturne and Titan, that Saturne being a yonger brother, and raigning (for his owne life), by Titans permiſſion, he ſhould put to death all his male children, leaſt the Titans might be interrupted by any of them in their ſucceſſion; which agreement becauſe Saturne performed in his firſt borne, it is fained that Saturne deuoured his owne children.
To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
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divers parcel of silk conditioned or assayed
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.
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to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study
To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
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"To think is thus to condition," because it is to know this or that object, and this or that object in a particular mode or condition.
Noun
a state at a particular time
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a condition (or state) of disrepair
the current status of the arms negotiations
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
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a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
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the human condition
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
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another consideration is the time it would take
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
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an illness, disease, or other medical problem
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a heart condition
a skin condition
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
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the contract set out the conditions of the lease
the terms of the treaty were generous
the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
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Verb
establish a conditioned response
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
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Parents must discipline their children
Is this dog trained?
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
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The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
put into a better state
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he conditions old cars
apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
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I condition my hair after washing it