Standard Lemma guide

conditional

adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/
  • /kənˈdɪʃ.nəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Limited by a condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Stating that one sentence is true if another is true.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • "A implies B" is a conditional statement.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Expressing a condition or supposition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • a conditional word, mode, or tense

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The conditional mood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A statement that one sentence is true if another is.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • "A implies B" is a conditional.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • if and while are conditionals in some programming languages.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A condition (a limitation or restriction).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective

Meaning 9

imposing or depending on or containing a condition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • conditional acceptance of the terms
  • lent conditional support
  • the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unconditional

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

qualified by reservations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.

Across languages

Translations

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: условен (usloven) — limited by a condition
  • Catalan: condicional — limited by a condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有條件的 /有条件的 (yǒu tiáojiàn de) — limited by a condition
  • Czech: podmíněný — limited by a condition
  • Danish: betinget — limited by a condition
  • Dutch: voorwaardelijk — limited by a condition
  • Finnish: ehdollinen — limited by a condition
  • French: conditionnel — limited by a condition
  • Galician: condicional — limited by a condition
  • German: bedingt — limited by a condition
  • Greek: υποθετικός (ypothetikós) — limited by a condition
  • Hungarian: feltételes — limited by a condition
  • Japanese: 条件付きの (jōkentsuki no) — limited by a condition
  • Latin: conditionalis — limited by a condition
  • Latin: condiciōnālis — limited by a condition
  • Maltese: kundizzjonali — limited by a condition
  • Occitan: condicional — limited by a condition
  • Polish: warunkowy — limited by a condition
  • Portuguese: condicional — limited by a condition
  • Romanian: condițional — limited by a condition
  • Romansh: cundiziunal — limited by a condition
  • Russian: усло́вный (uslóvnyj) — limited by a condition
  • Scottish Gaelic: cumhach — limited by a condition
  • Spanish: condicional — limited by a condition
  • Swedish: villkorlig — limited by a condition
  • Swedish: betingad — limited by a condition
  • Tagalog: pasumala — limited by a condition
  • Turkish: şartlı — limited by a condition
  • Turkish: koşullu — limited by a condition
  • Arabic: شَرْطِيّ (šarṭiyy) — in logic
  • Belarusian: умо́ўны (umówny) — in logic
  • Bulgarian: условен (usloven) — in logic
  • Catalan: condicional — in logic
  • Finnish: ehdollinen — in logic
  • German: bedingt — in logic
  • Maltese: kundizzjonali — in logic
  • Polish: warunkowy — in logic
  • Romanian: condițional — in logic
  • Russian: усло́вный (uslóvnyj) — in logic
  • Scottish Gaelic: cumhach — in logic
  • Swedish: villkorlig — in logic
  • Tagalog: pasumala — in logic
  • Ukrainian: умо́вний (umóvnyj) — in logic
  • Bulgarian: условие (uslovie) — grammar: statement
  • Finnish: ehtolause — grammar: statement
  • Finnish: konditionaalilause — grammar: statement
  • German: Konditional — grammar: statement
  • Russian: усло́вие (uslóvije) — grammar: statement
  • Albanian: mënyra kushtore — grammar: mode/mood
  • Belarusian: умо́ўны лад (umówny lad) — grammar: mode/mood
  • Bulgarian: усло́вно наклоне́ние (uslóvno naklonénie) — grammar: mode/mood
  • Catalan: condicional — grammar: mode/mood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 條件語氣 /条件语气 (tiáojiàn yǔqì) — grammar: mode/mood
  • Dutch: voorwaardelijke wijs — grammar: mode/mood
  • Esperanto: kondicionalo — grammar: mode/mood
  • Estonian: tingiv — grammar: mode/mood
  • Finnish: ehtotapa — grammar: mode/mood
  • Finnish: konditionaali — grammar: mode/mood
  • French: conditionnel — grammar: mode/mood
  • Galician: condicional — grammar: mode/mood
  • German: Konditional — grammar: mode/mood
  • German: Konditionalis — grammar: mode/mood
  • Hungarian: feltételes mód — grammar: mode/mood
  • Icelandic: skildagatíð — grammar: mode/mood
  • Italian: condizionale — grammar: mode/mood
  • Japanese: 条件法 (jōkenhō) — grammar: mode/mood
  • Latin: conditionalis — grammar: mode/mood
  • Norman: conditionnel — grammar: mode/mood
  • Norwegian: kondisjonalis — grammar: mode/mood
  • Polish: tryb przypuszczający — grammar: mode/mood
  • Portuguese: condicional — grammar: mode/mood
  • Portuguese: futuro do pretérito — grammar: mode/mood
  • Romanian: mod condițional — grammar: mode/mood
  • Romanian: condițional — grammar: mode/mood
  • Romansh: cundiziunal — grammar: mode/mood
  • Russian: условное наклоне́ние (uslovnoje naklonénije) — grammar: mode/mood
  • Scottish Gaelic: modh cumhach — grammar: mode/mood
  • Slovak: podmieňovací spôsob — grammar: mode/mood
  • Spanish: condicional — grammar: mode/mood
  • Swedish: konditionalis — grammar: mode/mood
  • Turkish: koşul bileşik zamanı — grammar: mode/mood
  • Turkish: şart bileşik zamanı — grammar: mode/mood
  • Ukrainian: умо́вний спо́сіб (umóvnyj spósib) — grammar: mode/mood
  • Vietnamese: thức điều kiện — grammar: mode/mood
  • Bulgarian: условие (uslovie) — logic: statement
  • Finnish: ehtolause — logic: statement
  • Finnish: ehtolause — computing: branching instruction
  • Polish: instrukcja warunkowa — computing: branching instruction
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