Meaning

8 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A state or quality.

    National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.

    The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.

    a state at a particular time

  2. A state or quality.

    (countable, uncountable)A particular state of being.

    Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.

    Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.

    Zustand

  3. (countable, uncountable)The health status of a medical patient.

    My aunt couldn’t walk up the stairs in her condition.

    Verfassung, Kondition, Befinden

    состоя́ниеsostojánije, положе́ниеpoložénije

    станstan, стано́вищеstanóvyšče

  4. The health status of a medical patient.

    (countable, uncountable)A certain abnormal state of health; a malady or sickness.

    schlechter Zustand

    the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)

  5. (countable, uncountable)A requirement or prerequisite.

    Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.

    What other planets might have the right conditions for life?

    Bedingung, Voraussetzung

    усло́виеuslóvije

    умо́ваumóva

  6. (countable, uncountable)A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

    Bedingung, Kondition

    усло́виеuslóvije

    умо́ваumóva

  7. (countable, uncountable)A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.

    Kondition, Bedingung

    усло́виеuslóvije

    умо́ваumóva

  8. A state or quality.

    (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.

    A man of his condition has no place to make requests.

Examples

944 sentences

  1. Your mother is in critical condition.

    Твоя мати у критичному стані. — deniko

    ruТвоя мать находится в критическом состоянии. — vladb314

    deDeine Mutter befindet sich in einem kritischen Zustand. — Sudajaengi

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  2. I don't want to work under these conditions.

    Я не хочу працювати за цих умов. — Internecivus

    ruЯ не хочу работать в таких условиях. — marafon

    deIch will unter diesen Bedingungen nicht arbeiten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I've kind of gotten used to the conditions.

    Я, можна сказати, звик до таких умов. — deniko

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  4. I don't know how you can work under these conditions.

    Я не знаю, як ти можеш працювати у цих умовах. — deniko

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  5. I accept, but only under one condition.

    Я згоден, але в мене є одна умова. — Ahha

    ruЯ согласен, но только при одном условии. — marafon

    deIch akzeptiere, aber nur unter einer Bedingung. — MUIRIEL

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
state of an object:
requirement or requisite:
Русский
By meaning 2
state of an object:
requirement or requisite:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
state of an object:
health status of a patient:
abnormal state of health; malady or sickness:
requirement or requisite:

Origin

From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin c

From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. An unetymological change in spelling due to a confusion with conditio. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).

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Forms

plural: conditions
Singularcondition
Pluralconditions

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
wayA1fettle
requirement:necessityB2requisite
Close in meaning
  • the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition:experimental condition
  • an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else:preconditionstipulation
  • (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement:stringsterm
  • a state at a particular time:status
  • the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’):shape
  • information that should be kept in mind when making a decision:circumstanceconsideration

Word family

33 related words
DerivedconditionalC1bollard conditionboundary conditionchronic conditionconditionabilityconditionableconditionlycondition numbercondition precedentcondition subsequentcounterconditioncritical conditioncryoconditiondeconditionin conditioninitial conditionloss conditionmacroconditionmalconditionmedical conditionmetaconditionmisconditionmulticonditionon condition

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • in critical condition
  • in good condition
  • critical condition
  • good physical condition
  • physical condition
  • air conditioned
  • conditions have improved
  • is air conditioned
  • good condition
  • on condition that
  • condition is very
  • living conditions

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
condescendinglycondescensioncondimentconditionalC1conditionerconditioning

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