Condition | Mean of condition in English Dictionary

/kənˈdɪʃən/

• Noun
• a way of living or existing
1. Happiness is the state or condition of being happy.
2. The need to be loved is simply part of the human condition. [=being human]
• the state in which something exists
1. The museum restores paintings to their original conditions. [=the museum makes the paintings look the way they were originally]
2. The car is in excellent/perfect (physical) condition.
3. Both clocks are still in good working condition. [=both clocks still work well]
• the physical or mental state of a person or animal
1. The driver was taken to the hospital where he was reported to be in (a) good/stable/critical condition.
2. Their weakened condition makes them more likely to get sick.
3. He can't drive in that condition. [=he is too drunk, ill, upset, etc., to drive]
4. The players are all in excellent physical condition. [=shape]
5. I was in no condition to go to work yesterday. [=I was too sick to go to work]
6. He is in no condition to drive. [=he is too drunk, ill, etc., to drive]
7. She was running every evening to stay/keep in condition.
8. The players are all in good condition.
9. He's overweight and out of condition.
10. She hasn't been taking care of herself and is in poor condition.

• a sickness or disease that a person has for a long time
1. He was born with a serious heart condition.
2. hereditary/genetic conditions
3. The condition is often fatal.
4. Her medical condition made it impossible for her to walk.
• the situation in which someone or something lives, works, etc.
1. The organization is working to improve conditions for the poor by providing them with jobs, health care, and better housing.
2. They need better living conditions.
3. Companies must provide safe working conditions for their employees.
4. This type of plant can live in very dry conditions.
5. Both teams had trouble with the difficult playing conditions.
6. dangerous driving conditions
• the things that affect the way something is or happens
1. The President discussed the social and economic conditions of the country.
2. New policies have made conditions more favorable for small businesses.
3. Scientists controlled the conditions of the experiment.
4. Under certain conditions [=in certain circumstances], it is possible to take the test at a later date.
5. I will only take the job under the right set of conditions.
• the type of weather that occurs at a particular time
1. weather/atmospheric conditions
2. The area is experiencing cold/dry conditions.
3. severe drought conditions
• something that you must do or accept in order for something to happen
1. The buyer must meet the terms and conditions of the contract.
2. It was a condition of employment that I join the union. [=I had to join the union in order to get the job]
3. You can go on one condition: you have to finish your homework. [=you can go only if you finish your homework]
4. She spoke on the condition that she not be identified. = She spoke on condition of anonymity.
5. He taught me the trick on condition that I never tell anyone else how to do it.
• something that must happen or exist in order for something else to happen
1. Hard work is a necessary condition for/of success.
• Verb
• to train or influence (a person or an animal) to do something or to think or behave in a certain way because of a repeated experience
1. an experiment in which mice are conditioned to press a button in order to receive food
2. People have been conditioned to expect immediate results.
3. conditioned behavior/responses/reflexes
• to make (something, such as hair or leather) softer and less dry by applying a liquid
1. She shampoos and conditions [=uses conditioner on] her hair daily.