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Condition   /kəndˈɪʃən/   Listen
Condition

noun
1.
A state at a particular time.  Synonym: status.  "The current status of the arms negotiations"
2.
An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else.  Synonyms: precondition, stipulation.
3.
A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.
4.
Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision.  Synonyms: circumstance, consideration.
5.
The state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape').  Synonym: shape.
6.
An illness, disease, or other medical problem.  "A skin condition"
7.
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.  Synonym: term.  "The terms of the treaty were generous"
8.
The procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition.  Synonym: experimental condition.
verb
(past & past part. conditioned; pres. part. conditioning)
1.
Establish a conditioned response.
2.
Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.  Synonyms: check, discipline, train.  "Is this dog trained?"
3.
Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.  Synonyms: qualify, specify, stipulate.  "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
4.
Put into a better state.
5.
Apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny.



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"Condition" Quotes from Famous Books



... mother with a smile. "By-the-way, Mark"—and she turned to her husband—"one of the letters you brought was from Uncle Christopher, and he says he thinks he forgot to tell us that there is a house on his place, which he hopes we will find in a fit condition to occupy." ...
— Wakulla - A Story of Adventure in Florida • Kirk Munroe
... "I am in no condition to depute your proposition; I wish not to dispute it; but you are wandering, Varney, from the point. I wait anxiously for a continuation of ...
— Varney the Vampire - Or the Feast of Blood • Thomas Preskett Prest
... suspicion. Each believed in the possibility of the others springing a war upon them. Each suspected the others of wanting to lull them into a false security, and then take them unprepared. In that atmosphere, what hope was there of successful negotiations? The essential condition—mutual confidence—was lacking. What, accordingly, do we find? The Germans offer to reduce their naval programme, first, if England will promise an unconditional neutrality; secondly, when that was rejected, if England ...
— The European Anarchy • G. Lowes Dickinson
... you think we won't have another scrap getting out?" the Very Young Man wanted to know. He had entirely recovered from the effects of the stone that had struck him on the temple, and was in better condition than ...
— The Girl in the Golden Atom • Raymond King Cummings
... what deep root this vice has taken. Not only on Sundays, but also on week-days, I met peasants who were so intoxicated that I was surprised how they could keep in their saddle. I am, however, happy to say that I never saw a woman in this degrading condition. ...
— Visit to Iceland - and the Scandinavian North • Ida Pfeiffer


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