condition

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kɒndiʃən/ or /kʌnˈdɪ.ʃən/

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• Hyphenation: con‧di‧tion

Noun

Singular condition

Plural conditions

1. (countable) A condition is a logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
2. The health status of a medical patient.

   The doctor will check my condition.

3. A problem, especially a medical problem.

   I told the doctor about my heart condition. My heart is very weak.

4. The state of something, meaning how much wear it has.

   The tires were flat, the windows were broken, and the paint was peeling. The car was in poor condition.

5. A condition is something that must be true, happen, or exist before something else can.

Synonyms

• (health status) status, state
• (problem) problem, disorder

Related words

• conditional
• conditioned
• conditioner
• conditioning
• recondition

Verb

Plain form condition

Third-person singular conditions

Past tense conditioned

Past participle conditioned

Present participle conditioning

1. To become accustomed to changes in the environment.

   I became conditioned to the weather in San Diego.

2. To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.

   They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.