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condition

1 condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ noun
plural conditions
1 condition
/kənˈdɪʃən/
noun
plural conditions
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONDITION
[noncount] : a way of living or existing
: the state in which something exists : the physical state of something
[count]
[noncount]
[singular] : the physical or mental state of a person or animal
◊ If you are in no condition to do something, you are not physically or mentally able to do it.
◊ If you are in condition or in good/excellent (etc.) condition, you are strong and healthy.
◊ If you are out of condition or in poor/bad (etc.) condition, you are not strong and not ready to work or play a sport.
[count] : a sickness or disease that a person has for a long time
conditions [plural]
: the situation in which someone or something lives, works, etc.
: the things that affect the way something is or happens : the characteristics of a situation
: the type of weather that occurs at a particular time
[count] : something that you must do or accept in order for something to happen
◊ If you agree to do something on (the) condition that something happens, you will do it only if that thing happens.
[count] : something that must happen or exist in order for something else to happen usually + for or of

under no condition

used to say that something is definitely not allowed
2 condition /kənˈdɪʃən/ verb
conditions; conditioned; conditioning
2 condition
/kənˈdɪʃən/
verb
conditions; conditioned; conditioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONDITION
[+ object]
: to train or influence (a person or an animal) to do something or to think or behave in a certain way because of a repeated experience often used as (be) conditioned
: to make (something, such as hair or leather) softer and less dry by applying a liquid

be conditioned on/upon

formal
used to say that something will happen only if something else also happens