condition

Definitions of condition in various dictionaries:

noun - a state at a particular time

noun - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

noun - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing

noun - information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

noun - the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

noun - an illness, disease, or other medical problem

noun - (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

noun - the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

verb - establish a conditioned response

verb - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice

verb - specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement

verb - put into a better state

verb - apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny

The Organization Man survives as a modern classic because it captures a permanent part of our social condition” (Robert J.

A state of health.

A state of readiness or physical fitness.

A disease or physical ailment: a heart condition.

Social position; rank.

One that is indispensable to the appearance or occurrence of another; prerequisite: Compatibility is a condition of a successful marriage.

One that restricts or modifies another; a qualification.

The dependent clause of a conditional sentence.

A proposition on which another proposition depends; the antecedent of a conditional proposition.

Law.

A provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent on the occurrence of an uncertain future event.

The event itself.

An unsatisfactory grade given to a student, serving notice that deficiencies can be made up by the completion of additional work.

Disposition; temperament.

To make dependent on a condition or conditions.

To stipulate as a condition.

To render fit for work or use.

To accustom (oneself or another) to; adapt: had to condition herself to long hours of hard work; conditioned the troops to marches at high altitudes.

To air-condition.

To give the unsatisfactory grade of condition to.

To cause an organism to respond in a specific manner to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus.

To replace moisture or oils in (hair, for example) by use of a therapeutic product.