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say it: kuhn-DISH-uhn
condition is a noun and verb meaning "a state at a particular time". It carries 13 recorded senses.
an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
“the human condition”
information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
“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')
the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
establish a conditioned response
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
“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
“The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life”
“The contract stipulates the dates of the payments”
apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
“I condition my hair after washing it”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for condition come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.