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Dictionary: con·di·tion   (kən-dĭsh'ən) pronunciation
n.
  1. A mode or state of being: " (Robert J. Samuelson). See synonyms at state.
    1. A state of health.
    2. A state of readiness or physical fitness.
  2. A disease or physical ailment: a heart condition.
  3. Social position; rank.
  4. One that is indispensable to the appearance or occurrence of another; prerequisite: Compatibility is a condition of a successful marriage.
  5. One that restricts or modifies another; a qualification.
  6. conditions Existing circumstances: Conditions in the office made concentration impossible.
  7. Grammar. The dependent clause of a conditional sentence; protasis.
  8. Logic. A proposition on which another proposition depends; the antecedent of a conditional proposition.
  9. Law.
    1. A provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent on the occurrence of an uncertain future event.
    2. The event itself.
  10. An unsatisfactory grade given to a student, serving notice that deficiencies can be made up by the completion of additional work.
  11. Obsolete. Disposition; temperament.
tr.v., -tioned, -tion·ing, -tions.
  1. To make dependent on a condition or conditions.
  2. To stipulate as a condition.
  3. To render fit for work or use.
  4. To accustom (oneself or another) to; adapt: had to condition herself to long hours of hard work; conditioned the troops to marches at high altitudes.
  5. To air-condition.
  6. To give the unsatisfactory grade of condition to.
  7. Psychology. To cause an organism to respond in a specific manner to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus.
  8. To replace moisture or oils in (hair, for example) by use of a therapeutic product.

[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.]


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Marketing Dictionary: condition
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Prepare the marketplace for acceptance of an advertising concept, product, or service. This is usually done by means of an advance advertising campaign subtly designed to create a need or to draw attention to the product or service.

Insurance Dictionary: Condition
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Action(s) that the insured must take, or continue to take, for the insurance policy to remain in force and the insurance company to process a claim. For example, the insured must pay the premiums when due, notify the insurance company as soon as possible in the case of an accident, and cooperate with the company in defense of the insured in case of a liability suit.

Real Estate Dictionary: Condition(S)
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Provision(s) in a contract that some or all terms of the contract will be altered or cease to exist upon a certain event. See Cancellation Clause.
Example: If a house is destroyed by fire before closing, the buyer is not obligated to complete the purchase.
Example: If a loan that is described as a condition cannot be arranged, the buyer is not required to complete the transaction and may receive a refund of any Earnest Money.

Thesaurus: condition
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noun

  1. Manner of being or form of existence: mode, situation, state, status. See be.
  2. A state of sound readiness: fettle, fitness, form, kilter, order, shape, trim. See better/worse.
  3. Something indispensable: essential, must, necessity, need, precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, sine qua non. See necessary/unnecessary.
  4. A restricting or modifying element: provision, proviso, qualification, reservation, specification, stipulation, term (often used in plural). Informal string (often used in plural). See limited/unlimited.
  5. Existing surroundings that affect an activity. circumstance (often used in plural), environment. Slang scene. See be.

verb

    To make familiar through constant practice or use: accustom, habituate, inure, wont. See usual/unusual.

Law Encyclopedia: Condition
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A future and uncertain event upon the happening of which certain rights or obligations will be either enlarged, created, or destroyed.

A condition may be either express or implied. An express condition is clearly stated and embodied in specific, definite terms in a contract, lease, or deed, such as the provision in an installment credit contract that, if the balance is paid before a certain date, the debtor's interest will be reduced.

An implied condition is presumed by law based upon the nature of a particular transaction and what would be reasonable to do if a particular event occurred. If a woman leases a hall for a wedding on a certain date, her ability to use the hall is based on its implied continued existence. If the hall burns down before that date, use of the hall is impossible due to fire; therefore, the law would imply a condition excusing the lessor from liability.

In the law of contracts, as well as estates and conveyancing, conditions precedent and subsequent may exist.

A condition precedent must occur before a right accrues. A woman may convey her house to her son based on the condition that the son marry by the age of twenty-five. If the son fails to marry by that age, he has lost his right to the house. Similarly, in contract law, if an agreement is signed by one party and sent to a second party with the intention that it will not become enforceable until the second party signs it, the second party's signature would be a condition precedent to its effectiveness.

A condition subsequent means that a right may be taken away from someone upon the occurrence of a specified event. An owner of property may convey land to a town on the condition that it be used only for church purposes. If the land conveyed is used to build a shopping mall, then ownership would revert to the original owner.

A condition subsequent may also affect a transaction involving a gift. In many states, an engagement ring is regarded as an inter vivos gift to which no conditions are attached. In some states, however, its ownership is considered to be conditioned upon the subsequent marriage of the couple involved; therefore, if a woman does not marry the man who gave her the engagement ring, ownership reverts to him and she must return it to him.

Concurrent conditions are conditions in the law of contracts that each party to the contract must simultaneously perform.

Veterinary Dictionary: condition
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1. to train; to subject to conditioning.
2. state of the body in terms of amount of tissue carried. Spoken of as obese, fat, thin, emaciated. See also body condition score.
3. of wool; a qualitative assessment of the degree of waste included in the fleece, including yolk, plant fiber, dust.

Military Dictionary: condition
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(DOD) 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; standard.

Word Tutor: condition
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The way something or someone is; its state.

pronunciation The old house was in poor condition.

Wikipedia: Condition
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Condition can refer to:

See also

References

  1. ^ Eugene Ehrich, "Amo, Amas, Amat and More", p. 83, ISBN 0-06-272017-1.

Misspellings: condition
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Common misspelling(s) of condition

  • condidtion

Translations: Condition
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - betingelse, tilstand, form, sygdom, forhold, stand, betingelsessætning
v. tr. - bringe i god stand, træne op, tilpasse, styre, stille betingelser til, afhænge af, konditionere, lade gå op til ny eksamen

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    betinget refleks
  • in condition    i form
  • in no condition to    ikke i stand til
  • on condition that    på betingelse af at
  • on no condition    under ingen omstændigheder
  • out of condition    ude af form

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorwaarde, conditie, aandoening, voorwaardelijke bijzin, sociale stand, conditioneren, africhten, in conditie brengen, bepalen, voorwaarden opleggen, essentieel zijn voor, de conditie van iets testen, herexamen afnemen

Français (French)
n. - condition, (Jur) condition (suspensive), état, maladie, forme, situation, (Philos) condition, conditions (de travail, etc)
v. tr. - conditionner, traiter, (gén, Psych) conditionner, traiter (cheveux, peau)

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    (lit, fig) réflexe conditionné
  • in condition    en condition/en forme
  • in no condition to    ne pas (être) en état de
  • on condition that    à condition que, à condition de
  • on no condition    en aucun cas
  • out of condition    pas en forme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bedingung, Voraussetzung, Kondition, Zustand, Beschwerden
v. - gewöhnen, bedingen

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    bedingter Reflex
  • in condition    (gut) in Form sein
  • in no condition to    (gesundheitlich) nicht in der Lage
  • on condition that    unter der Bedingung
  • on no condition    auf gar keinen Fall
  • out of condition    schlecht in Form sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - όρος, προϋπόθεση, (φυσική) κατάσταση, περίσταση, συγκυρία, (πληθ.) συνθήκες
v. - φέρνω σε επιθυμητή κατάσταση, καθορίζω, ρυθμίζω, εθίζω, δημιουργώ εξάρτηση

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    εξαρτημένο αντανακλαστικό
  • in condition    σε καλή κατάσταση
  • in no condition to    ουδόλως σε θέση, εντελώς ανίκανος
  • on condition that    υπό τον όρο ότι, με την προϋπόθεση ότι
  • on no condition    με κανένα τρόπο, για κανένα λόγο
  • out of condition    σε κακή κατάσταση

Italiano (Italian)
condizione, affezione

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    riflesso condizionato
  • in no condition to    non in condizione di
  • in/out of condition    fuori forma
  • on condition that    a patto che
  • on no condition    assolutamente no

Português (Portuguese)
n. - condição (f), estado (m)
v. - condicionar

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    reflexo (m) condicionado
  • in no condition to    sem condições de
  • in/out of condition    em bom/mal estado
  • on condition that    contanto que
  • on no condition    de maneira nenhuma

Русский (Russian)
условие, состояние, положение, привыкать

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    условный рефлекс
  • in no condition to    не в состоянии
  • in/out of condition    в форме/не в форме
  • on condition that    при условии, что
  • on no condition    ни при каком условии

Español (Spanish)
n. - condición, estado, afección, estado de salud, cláusula, estipulación
v. tr. - condicionar, hacer depender de

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    reflejo condicionado
  • in condition    estar en forma
  • in no condition to    no estar en condiciones de
  • on condition that    a condición de que
  • on no condition    de ninguna manera
  • out of condition    no estar en forma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - villkor, förutsättning, tillstånd, samhällsställning
v. - ställa som villkor, göra beroende av, betinga, binda, förbinda sig, undersöka, försätta i gott skick, konditionera (tekn.), flytta elev villkorligt (am.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
情况, 环境, 状态, 形势, 以...为条件, 支配, 决定

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    条件反射
  • in condition    健康状况好, 保存得好, 身体条件适合
  • in no condition to    情况还不允许...
  • on condition that    如果
  • on no condition    无论怎样不会同意
  • out of condition    健康状况不好, 保存得不好

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 情況, 環境, 狀態, 形勢
v. tr. - 以...為條件, 支配, 決定

idioms:

  • conditioned reflex    條件反射
  • in condition    健康狀況好, 保存得好, 身體條件適合
  • in no condition to    情況還不允許...
  • on condition that    如果
  • on no condition    無論怎樣不會同意
  • out of condition    健康狀況不好, 保存得不好

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상태, 지위, 필요조건
v. tr. - 조절하다, 좌우하다, 컨디션을 조절하다

idioms:

  • in condition    몸의 상태가 좋아, 잘 보전되어
  • in no condition to    하기에 적당치 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 状態, 健康状態, 状況, 社会的身分, 境遇, 条件, 病気, 身分
v. - 調子を整える, 適当な状態にする, 左右する, 条件となる, 適応させる, …するようしつける, 検査する

idioms:

  • in no condition to    できない状態で
  • in/out of condition    健康/不健康で, 良好/不良の状態で
  • on condition that    …という条件で
  • on no condition    決して…ない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حاله, وضع, شرط, قيد (فعل) كيف, عود, قيد, حدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תנאי, מצב, כושר גופני, מעמד‬
v. tr. - ‮אילף, הכשיר, התאים, התנה, קבע‬


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