Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - condition
Condition
condition
n. & v. --n. 1 a stipulation; something upon the fulfilment of which something else depends. 2 a the state of being or fitness of a person or thing (arrived in bad condition; not in a condition to be used). b an ailment or abnormality (a heart condition). 3 (in pl.) circumstances, esp. those affecting the functioning or existence of something (working conditions are good). 4 archaic social rank (all sorts and conditions of men). 5 Gram. a clause expressing a condition. 6 US a subject in which a student must pass an examination within a stated time to maintain a provisionally granted status. --v.tr. 1 a bring into a good or desired state or condition. b make fit (esp. dogs or horses). 2 teach or accustom to adopt certain habits etc. (conditioned by society). 3 govern, determine (his behaviour was conditioned by his drunkenness). 4 a impose conditions on. b be essential to (the two things condition each other). 5 test the condition of (textiles etc.). 6 US subject (a student) to re-examination. Phrases and idioms conditioned reflex a reflex response to a non-natural stimulus, established by training. in (or out of) condition in good (or bad) condition. in no condition to certainly not fit to. on condition that with the stipulation that. Etymology: ME f. OF condicion (n.), condicionner (v.) or med.L condicionare f. L condicio -onis f. condicere (as com-, dicere say)
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I. noun see: diction Date: 14th century 1. a premise upon which the fulfillment of an agreement depends ; stipulation, covenant, a provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent upon an uncertain event, something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else ; prerequisite: as, an environmental requirement , the subordinate clause of a ~al sentence, 3. a restricting or modifying factor ; qualification, an unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work, 4. a state of being , social status ; rank, a usually defective state of health , a state of physical fitness or readiness for use , attendant circumstances , 5. temper of mind, trait, manners, ways, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 15th century intransitive verb to make stipulations, transitive verb to agree by stipulating, to make ~al, 3. to put into a proper state for work or use, air-~, to give a grade of ~ to, 5. to adapt, modify, or mold so as to conform to an environing culture , to modify so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with another, ~able adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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