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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.
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Antonyms: none provided
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.
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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
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Antonyms: none provided
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
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The conditional mood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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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.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
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A condition (a limitation or restriction).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
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Antonyms: unconditional
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adjective satellite
Meaning 10
qualified by reservations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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