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con·di·tion·al

(kən-dĭsh′ə-nəl)
adj.
1. Imposing, depending on, or containing a condition. See Synonyms at dependent.
2. Grammar Stating, containing, or implying a condition.
3. Psychology Brought about by conditioning.
n. Grammar
A mood, tense, clause, word, or morpheme expressing a condition. See Usage Note at if.

con·di′tion·al′i·ty (-dĭsh′ə-năl′ĭ-tē) n.
con·di′tion·al·ly adv.
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conditional

(kənˈdɪʃənəl)
adj
1. depending on other factors; not certain
2. (Grammar) grammar (of a clause, conjunction, form of a verb, or whole sentence) expressing a condition on which something else is contingent: "If he comes" is a conditional clause in the sentence "If he comes I shall go"
3. (Mathematics)
a. (of an equation or inequality) true for only certain values of the variable: x2 –1 = x + 1 is a conditional equation, only true for x = 2 or –1
b. (of an infinite series) divergent when the absolute values of the terms are considered
4. (Logic) logic Also: hypothetical (of a proposition) consisting of two component propositions associated by the words if…then so that the proposition is false only when the antecedent is true and the consequent false. Usually written: pq or pq, where p is the antecedent, q the consequent, and → or ⊃ symbolizes implies
n
5. (Grammar) grammar
a. a conditional form of a verb
b. a conditional clause or sentence
6. (Logic) logic a conditional proposition
conˌditionˈality n
conˈditionally adv
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con•di•tion•al

(kənˈdɪʃ ə nl)

adj.
1. imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition; not absolute: conditional acceptance.
2. (of a sentence, clause, mood, or word) involving or expressing a condition, as the first clause in the sentence If it rains, we won't go.
n.
3.
a. (in some languages) a mood, tense, or other category used in expressing conditions, often corresponding to an English verb phrase beginning with would, as Spanish comería “he (or she) would eat.”
b. a sentence, clause, or word expressing a condition.
4. Logic. a proposition expressing implication, as “If A then B.”
[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French < Late Latin]
con•di`tion•al′i•ty, n.
con•di′tion•al•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.conditional - qualified by reservations
qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval"
2.conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval"
unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender"
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conditional

adjective dependent, limited, qualified, subject to, contingent, provisional, with reservations Their support is conditional on their approval of his proposals. They have made us a conditional offer.
absolute, unconditional, unrestricted, categorical
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conditional

adjective
1. Depending on or containing a condition or conditions:
2. Determined or to be determined by someone or something else:
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Translations
مَشْروطمَشْرُوط
podmíněný
betinget
ehdollinenehtoehtotapakonditionaali
uvjetan
skilyrtur
条件付きの
조건부의
condicionadocondicional
podmienený
pogojen
villkorlig
ที่เป็นเงื่อนไข
koşulluşartlı
có điều kiện

conditional

[kənˈdɪʃənl]
A. ADJcondicional
conditional offeroferta f condicional
conditional tense/clausetiempo m/oración f condicional
to be conditional upondepender de
B. Ncondicional m
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conditional

[kənˈdɪʃənəl] adj [acceptance, sale, offer, contract] → conditionnel(le)
to be conditional upon sth → dépendre de qchconditional discharge (British) (LAW) ncondamnation f avec sursis
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conditional

adj
mit Vorbehalt, bedingt, vorbehaltlich; (Comm, Jur) salemit Auflagen; a conditional yesein Ja mit Vorbehalt; to be conditional (up)on somethingvon etw abhängen
(Gram) → konditional, Konditional-, Bedingungs-; the conditional mood/tenseder Konditional
n (Gram) → Konditional m
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conditional

[kənˈdɪʃnl] adjcondizionale
to be conditional upon → dipendere da
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condition

(kənˈdiʃən) noun
1. state or circumstances in which a person or thing is. The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.
2. something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement. It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.
verb
1. to affect or control. behaviour conditioned by circumstances.
2. to put into the required state. The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.
conˈditional adjective
depending on certain conditions. This offer of a university place is conditional on your being able to pass your final school exams; a conditional offer.
conˈditionally adverb
conˈditioner noun
something which helps in conditioning. hair-conditioner.
on condition that
if, and only if (something is done). You will be paid tomorrow on condition that the work is finished.
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conditional

مَشْرُوط podmíněný betinget vorbehaltlich εξαρτώμενος condicional ehdollinen conditionnel uvjetan condizionale 条件付きの 조건부의 voorwaardelijk avhengig warunkowy condicional обусловленный villkorlig ที่เป็นเงื่อนไข koşullu có điều kiện 有条件的
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References in classic literature ?
The men of this party said and thought that what was wrong resulted chiefly from the Emperor's presence in the army with his military court and from the consequent presence there of an indefinite, conditional, and unsteady fluctuation of relations, which is in place at court but harmful in an army; that a sovereign should reign but not command the army, and that the only way out of the position would be for the Emperor and his court to leave the army; that the mere presence of the Emperor paralyzed the action of fifty thousand men required to secure his personal safety, and that the worst commander in chief if independent would be better than the very best one trammeled by the presence and authority of the monarch.
Darcy chose to doubt it-- or to treat it as a merely conditional recommendation, and to assert that I had forfeited all claim to it by extravagance, imprudence-- in short anything or nothing.
By the time this had been again exchanged for a conditional pardon (which allowed me to go about where I pleased in Australia, and to trade in my own name like any unconvicted merchant) our house-property had increased enormously, our land had been sold for public buildings, and we had shares in the famous Emancipist's Bank, which produced quite a little income of themselves.
Fanny was perfectly right in giving only a conditional answer.
"But if he HAS purposely left a legacy of trouble and danger to his sister, by the means of her child, it must be a legacy made conditional on his sister's being alive to feel the vexation of it."
'--Except that the son's inheriting is made conditional on his marrying a girl, who at the date of the will, was a child of four or five years old, and who is now a marriageable young woman.
I don't know why I put it in the conditional, however, for I never doubted that Frome would appear.
The Santa Clara, which was spoken of in the second place, Naumann declared himself to be dissatisfied with-- he could not, in conscience, engage to make a worthy picture of it; so about the Santa Clara the arrangement was conditional.
I refuse to wait for you; I refuse to accept a conditional engagement.
Newman had made two appointments with Nicholas: one for the next evening, conditional on his success: and one the next night following, which was to be kept under all circumstances.
There is not between women that fund of at least conditional loyalty which men may depend on in their dealings with each other.
While saying this, which his character as a gentleman of some little station, and his character as a father, equally demanded of him, he would not be so diplomatic as to conceal that the proposal remained in hopeful abeyance and under conditional acceptance, and that he thanked Mr Sparkler for the compliment rendered to himself and to his family.