1 — used to describe something (such as an agreement) that will happen only if something else also happens ▪ She had a conditional agreement with her father that she could use the car if she paid for the gas. ▪ a conditional sale of land — often + on or upon ▪ Our agreement is conditional on/upon your raising the needed money. — compare unconditional 2 grammar : showing or used to show that something is true or happens only if something else is true or happens
▪ “If she speaks, you must listen” is a conditional sentence. ▪ The sentence contains the conditional clause “if she speaks.”
▪ “If she speaks, you must listen” is a conditional sentence. ▪ The sentence contains the conditional clause “if she speaks.”
— con·di·tion·al·ly adverb
▪ The company has conditionally agreed to sell 20 percent of its stock.
▪ The company has conditionally agreed to sell 20 percent of its stock.





