Conditional
21conditional — /kənˈdɪʃənəl / (say kuhn dishuhnuhl) adjective 1. imposing, containing, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms: a conditional agreement; a conditional jail sentence. 2. Grammar (of a sentence,… …
22conditional — 1. noun a) More completely conditional sentence, a statement that depends on a condition being true or false. A implies B is a conditional. b) The conditional mood …
23conditional — Any proposition of the form ‘if p then q ’. The condition hypothesized, p, is called the antecedent of the conditional, and q the consequent. Various kinds of conditional have been distinguished. The weakest is that of material implication,… …
24conditional — con·di·tion·al kən dish nəl, ən əl adj 1 a) CONDITIONED <conditional reflex> <conditional response> b) eliciting a conditional response <a conditional stimulus> 2) permitting survival only under special growth or environmental… …
25conditional — con|di|tion|al [ kən dıʃnəl ] adjective * 1. ) something that is conditional will only happen if something else happens: Conditional planning approval was granted. conditional on/upon: The job offer is conditional on passing a medical examination …
26conditional */ — UK [kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nəl] / US adjective 1) something that is conditional will only happen if something else happens Conditional planning approval was granted. conditional on/upon: The job offer is conditional on passing a medical examination. 2)… …
27conditional — adj. & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by on) dependent; not absolute; containing a condition or stipulation (a conditional offer). 2 Gram. (of a clause, mood, etc.) expressing a condition. n. Gram. 1 a conditional clause etc. 2 the conditional mood.… …
28conditional*/ — [kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nəl] adj 1) something that is conditional will only happen if something else happens The job offer is conditional on passing a medical examination.[/ex] 2) linguistics a conditional CLAUSE usually begins with ‘if or ‘unless and says… …
29conditional — conditionality, n. conditionally, adv. /keuhn dish euh nl/, adj. 1. imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance. 2. Gram. (of a sentence,… …
30conditional — con di·tion·al || ʃənl adj. limited, dependent on something else; containing a limitation n. (Grammar) conditional clause; conditional mood …
