Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Limited by a condition.

    I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy.

    bedingt

    усло́вныйuslóvnyj

    imposing or depending on or containing a condition

  2. (not comparable)Stating that one sentence is true if another is true.

    "A implies B" is a conditional statement.

    bedingt

    усло́вныйuslóvnyj

    умо́внийumóvnyj

  3. (not comparable)Expressing a condition or supposition.

    a conditional word, mode, or tense

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Their love feels conditional at times.

  2. There are four main types of conditional clauses.

  3. The love was conditional; it hinged on my finances.

  4. The position is conditional on how well you are able to perform.

  5. They have rejected a five percent “conditional” salary increment offered by the government.

    deSie haben eine von der Regierung angebotene, „bedingte“ fünfprozentige Gehaltserhöhung abgelehnt. — Yorwba

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
limited by a condition:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
limited by a condition:

Origin

From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.

From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.

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