Search results for 'condition':

condition noun 1 a particular state of existence. 2 a state of health, fitness or suitability for use • out of condition. 3 an ailment or disorder • a heart condition. 4 (conditions) circumstances • poor working conditions. 5 a requirement or qualification. 6 a term of contract. 7 law in a legal document, eg will, contract, etc: a clause which requires something to happen before the document can be enacted. 8 math a statement which must be true for a further statement to be true. verb (conditioned, conditioning) 1 to accustom or train someone or something to behave or react in a particular way; to influence them or it. 2 to prepare or train (a person or animal) for a certain activity or for certain conditions of living. 3 to subject (a person or animal) to a particular stimulus in order to secure, by training, a certain behavioural response that was not initially associated with that stimulus. 4 to affect or control; to determine. 5 to improve (the physical state of hair, skin, fabrics, etc) by applying a particular substance. conditioner noun, often in compounds a substance or apparatus which improves the condition of something, especially hair • hair conditioner • fabric conditioner. on condition that ... only if ... • I will go on condition that you come too. on no condition absolutely not.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin conditio, from condicere to agree upon.