conditional

adjective

OPAL W

/kənˈdɪʃənl/

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conditional (on/upon something) depending on something
- conditional approval/acceptance
- Payment is conditional upon delivery of the goods (= if the goods are not delivered, the money will not be paid)
- He was found guilty and given a conditional discharge (= allowed to go free on particular conditions).
- a conditional offer (= that depends on particular conditions being met)
opposite unconditional
[only before noun] (grammar) expressing something that must happen or be true if another thing is to happen or be true
- a conditional sentence/clause
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French condicionel or late Latin condicionalis, from condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.

conditional

noun

/kənˈdɪʃənl/

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[countable] a sentence or clause that begins with if or unless and expresses a conditionTopics Languagea2
the conditional
[singular] the form of a verb that expresses a conditional action, for example should in If I should die…
- the present/past/perfect conditional
- the first/second/third conditional
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French condicionel or late Latin condicionalis, from condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.

单词	conditional
释义	conditional adjective OPAL W /kənˈdɪʃənl/ /kənˈdɪʃənl/ jump to other results conditional (on/upon something) depending on something conditional approval/acceptance Payment is conditional upon delivery of the goods (= if the goods are not delivered, the money will not be paid) He was found guilty and given a conditional discharge (= allowed to go free on particular conditions). a conditional offer (= that depends on particular conditions being met) opposite unconditional [only before noun] (grammar) expressing something that must happen or be true if another thing is to happen or be true a conditional sentence/clause Topics Languagea2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French condicionel or late Latin condicionalis, from condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’. conditional noun /kənˈdɪʃənl/ /kənˈdɪʃənl/ (grammar) jump to other results [countable] a sentence or clause that begins with if or unless and expresses a conditionTopics Languagea2 the conditional [singular] the form of a verb that expresses a conditional action, for example should in If I should die… the present/past/perfect conditional the first/second/third conditional Topics Languagea2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French condicionel or late Latin condicionalis, from condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.
随便看	condescending condescendingly condescension condign condiment condition condition_1 condition_2 conditional conditional_1 conditional_2 conditional discharge conditional-discharge conditionally conditioner conditioning condo condolence condom condominium condone condor conducive conduct conduct_1