conditional
/kɔn'diʃənl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Imposing or depending on or containing a condition: Describes something that will only happen or be true if a specific requirement or event occurs first.
- Qualified by reservations: Not absolute; subject to limitations or stipulations.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The bank's offer was a conditional loan, dependent on a satisfactory credit check.
- Her agreement to help was conditional; she would only do it if we provided the necessary materials.
- In the sentence "If it rains, the picnic will be canceled," the word "if" introduces a conditional clause.
Advanced Usage
- "to be conditional on/upon something": To depend entirely on something else happening.
- Funding for the project is conditional upon approval from the board.
- In logic and computing: A conditional statement is an "if-then" rule that executes only if a specified condition is met.
- The program uses a conditional to check if the user is logged in.
Variants and Related Words
- Condition (n): A requirement or circumstance that must be met.
- Conditionally (adv): In a way that depends on a condition.
- He was conditionally accepted to the university, pending his final exam results.
- Unconditional (adj): The opposite; not subject to any conditions.
- She gave her unconditional support to the cause.
Synonyms
- Provisional: Arranged for the present, possibly to be changed later.
- Contingent: Dependent on something uncertain.
- Qualified: Limited or modified in some way.
Related Phrases
- Conditional probability (n): In statistics, the likelihood of an event occurring given that another event has already occurred.
- Conditional discharge (n): A legal ruling where an offender is released without punishment unless they commit another crime within a set period.
Related Idioms
- On one condition...: Used to introduce the sole requirement for agreeing to something.
- "I'll lend you the car, on one condition: you fill up the tank."
Adjective
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imposing or depending on or containing a condition
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conditional acceptance of the terms
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lent conditional support
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the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid
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qualified by reservations
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