condition

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate.

2. 2noun

   Essential quality; property; attribute.

3. 3noun

   Temperament; disposition; character.

4. 4noun

   That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.

5. 5noun

   A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To make terms; to stipulate.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

8. 8noun

   To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.

9. 9noun

   To contract; to stipulate; to agree.

10. 10noun

    To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study.

11. 11noun

    To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).

12. 12noun

    train; acclimate.

13. 13noun

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

14. 14noun

    information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

    "another consideration is the time it would take"

    Synonyms

    circumstanceconsideration
15. 15noun

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

    Synonyms

    preconditionstipulation
16. 16noun

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

    "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"

    "the terms of the treaty were generous"

    Synonyms

    term
17. 17noun

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

    "the human condition"

18. 18noun

    a state at a particular time

    "a condition (or state) of disrepair"

    "the current status of the arms negotiations"

    Synonyms

    status
19. 19noun

    an illness, disease, or other medical problem

    "a heart condition"

    "a skin condition"

20. 20noun

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

    Synonyms

    shape
21. 21verb

    apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny

    "I condition my hair after washing it"

22. 22verb

    put into a better state

    "he conditions old cars"

23. 23verb

    specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

    "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"

    "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"

    Synonyms

    qualifyspecifystipulate
24. 24verb

    develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

    "Parents must discipline their children"

    "Is this dog trained?"

    Synonyms

    checkdisciplinetrain
25. 25verb

    establish a conditioned response