# condition

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-DI-shuhn" US /kənˈdɪʃən/, UK /kənˈdɪʃn̩/

## Noun

1. The particular state that a person or thing is in at a given time, including the state of a person's health.
   - Simple: The state someone or something is in at a certain time, including how healthy a person is.
   - _Inspectors found the bridge in surprisingly good condition for its age._
   - _By the end of the race, the runner was in poor condition._
2. An abnormal state of health; an illness or chronic ailment affecting a person.
   - Simple: An illness or health problem that someone has, often a lasting one.
   - _She manages her thyroid condition with daily medication._
   - _A long-standing respiratory condition kept him out of competitive sports._
3. Something that must be true or happen before something else can take place, including a term in a contract or agreement.
   - Simple: Something that must happen or be agreed before something else can happen.
   - _They accepted the offer on the condition that payment arrive in full up front._
   - _Membership carries one strict condition about attending the annual meeting._
4. A state or quality of being, considered in general or abstract terms.
   - Simple: A state or quality that someone or something has.
   - _Writers have long tried to capture the joys and sorrows of the human condition._
   - _Mortality is an unavoidable condition of every living thing._
10. In logic, a clause or phrase used by a conditional statement, which may hold as either true or false.
   - Simple: In logic, the part of an 'if-then' statement that can be either true or false.
   - _The program runs only when the condition evaluates to true._
   - _The loop keeps repeating until its condition becomes false._

## Verb

5. To shape someone's behavior so that they act or react in a particular way.
   - Simple: To train someone or something to act in a certain way over time.
   - _Constant praise conditioned the team to expect rewards for every small task._
   - _Schools can condition students to raise their hands before speaking._
6. To treat something, especially hair, with conditioner to improve its texture and softness.
   - Simple: To treat something, especially hair, with a special product to keep it soft and in good shape.
   - _He conditioned the leather seats to stop them from cracking._
   - _Stylists recommend that you condition your hair at least twice a week._
7. To train or prepare a person, animal, or material through repeated exercise or gradual exposure so it becomes fit or adjusted.
   - Simple: To train or prepare a body or thing so it becomes strong or gets used to something.
   - _Trainers condition their fighters with months of intense physical work._
   - _The program is designed to condition new recruits for harsh field environments._
8. To make something dependent on a condition being fulfilled first; to make it conditional.
   - Simple: To make something depend on a rule being met first.
   - _The university conditioned the offer on her final exam results._
   - _Investors will condition further funding on clear progress this quarter._
9. To place conditions or limitations on something, so that it can go only as far as they allow.
   - Simple: To set rules or limits on something.
   - _Steep hillsides and thin soil condition what farmers in the valley can grow._
   - _The tides conditioned every landing the navy attempted along that rocky coast._

## Noun

11. The social or economic standing of a person, including their rank or class. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A person's place in society, such as their rank or social class.

## Other meanings

- (verb) In US colleges, to require a student to pass a further examination or complete extra study in order to remain enrolled.
- (verb) To agree to or set down something as a formal term of a contract or bargain.
- (verb) To test or assay a material, especially silk, to determine the proportion of moisture it contains.
- (verb) In philosophy, to impose on an object the relations or framework without which it could not be known or thought about.

## Origin

Latin condicio passed through Old French condicion (condition in modern French) and Middle English condicioun. The spelling later changed, not for etymological reasons but through confusion with conditio.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/condition (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).