condition
pronunciation
How to pronounce condition in British English:
UK [kənˈdɪʃn]
How to pronounce condition in American English:
US [kənˈdɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a state at a particular time
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
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- Verb:
- establish a conditioned response
- train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- put into a better state
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
Word Origin
- condition
- condition: [14] Latin condīcere originally meant literally ‘talk together’ – it was a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and dicere ‘talk’ (whose base dic- forms the basis of a wide range of English words from abdicate to vindicate, including diction and dictionary). Gradually the idea of ‘talking together, discussing’ passed to ‘agreeing’, and the derived Latin noun conditiō originally meant ‘agreement’. From this came ‘stipulation, provision’, and hence ‘situation, mode of being’, all of them senses which passed via Old French condicion into English condition.=> abdicate, diction, dictionary, predict, vindicate
- condition (n.)
- early 14c., condicioun, from Old French condicion "stipulation, state, behavior, social status" (12c., Modern French condition), from Latin condicionem (nominative condicio) "agreement, situation," from condicere "to speak with, talk together," from com- "together" (see com-) + dicere "to speak" (see diction). Evolution of meaning through "stipulation, condition," to "situation, mode of being."
- condition (v.)
- late 15c., "to make conditions," from condition (n.). Meaning "to bring to a desired condition" is from 1844. Related: Conditioned; conditioning.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Capital mobility is a condition of eu entry .
- 2. Accepting your parts as a whole is your normal condition .
- 3. The weather condition promotes the development of atlantic storms .
- 4. In what condition would you get it again ?
- 5. Schizophrenia is a serious condition that usually requires medical attention .