condition

noun

1 state of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ excellent, good, immaculate, mint, perfect, pristine

▪ reasonable

▪ bad, poor, terrible

▪ original

▪

The clock was restored to its original condition.

▪ physical

VERB + CONDITION

▪ assess, evaluate

PREPOSITION

▪ in … condition

▪

The car is still in excellent condition.

2 sb's state of health

ADJECTIVE

▪ critical, serious

▪ stable

▪

Doctors say his condition is now stable.

▪ weakened

▪

In his weakened condition, it took a long time for the wound to heal.

▪ peak

▪

a young athlete in peak condition

▪ mental, physical

▪

There has been a marked deterioration in her mental condition.

CONDITION + VERB

▪ get better, improve

▪

Without this treatment, her condition won't improve.

▪ deteriorate, get worse, worsen

▪ assess, monitor

PREPOSITION

▪ in a … condition (BrE), in … condition (esp. AmE)

▪

He is still in (a) critical condition in the hospital.

▪ out of condition (esp. BrE)

▪

I haven't been exercising much recently, so I'm a little out of condition.

PHRASES

▪ be in no condition to do sth

▪

You're in no condition to tackle the stairs.

3 illness

ADJECTIVE

▪ medical

▪ life-threatening, serious

▪ benign

▪ chronic

▪ incurable

▪ treatable

▪ rare

▪ debilitating, disabling

▪ degenerative

▪ pathological

▪

Doctors used to regard pregnancy as a pathological condition.

▪ pre-existing (esp. AmE)

▪

The insurance will not cover you for a pre-existing condition.

▪ mental, psychiatric

▪

She was unable to give informed consent because of a mental condition.

▪ heart, skin, etc.

VERB + CONDITION

▪ have, suffer from

▪

He has a rare skin condition.

▪ be born with

▪

All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.

▪ treat

▪

The drug is used to treat conditions such as epilepsy.

▪ diagnose

▪ aggravate, exacerbate, worsen

▪

Alcohol abuse worsened his heart condition.

4 conditions situation/circumstances

ADJECTIVE

▪ favourable/favorable, good, ideal, optimal (esp. AmE), optimum

▪

Conditions are ideal for starting a business.

▪ appalling, awful, deplorable, dreadful, harsh, inhumane, severe, terrible

▪ difficult, poor, unfavourable/unfavorable

▪ adverse, extreme

▪

adverse conditions for driving

▪ freak, treacherous (both only used about the weather)

▪

freak weather conditions

▪ stressful

▪

people working under stressful conditions

▪ dangerous, hazardous, unsafe

▪ squalid, unhygienic, unsanitary

▪ normal, prevailing

▪ changing

▪

Animals adapt to changing environmental conditions.

▪ controlled

▪

The experiment is conducted under strictly controlled conditions.

▪ experimental, laboratory

▪ driving, housing, living, operating, sanitary, working

▪

The working conditions in the factory are dreadful.

▪ economic, market, political, social

▪ ambient, atmospheric, climatic, environmental, lighting, meteorological, physical, soil, weather

▪

Paint shades can vary under different lighting conditions.

▪ dry, humid, moist, warm

▪

plants that can survive dry conditions

VERB + CONDITIONS

▪ live in, work in, work under

▪

An enormous number of people live in conditions of poverty.

▪ alleviate, ameliorate, improve

▪

an effort to improve working conditions at the plant

▪ create

▪

Warm, wet weather can create ideal conditions for plant diseases.

▪ simulate

▪

The chamber simulates conditions found at high altitudes.

CONDITIONS + VERB

▪ exist, persist, prevail

▪

As long as these weather conditions prevail, we are unable to rescue the climbers.

▪ change

▪ improve

▪ deteriorate, worsen

PREPOSITION

▪ in condition

▪

in normal flight operating conditions

▪ under condition

▪

The samples are heated under experimental conditions.

5 rule

ADJECTIVE

▪ strict

▪ special

VERB + CONDITION

▪ attach, impose, lay down, set, set out, specify

▪

the conditions attached to the granting of citizenship

▪

The UN has imposed strict conditions on the ceasefire.

▪ accept, agree to

▪

They would not agree to our conditions.

▪ abide by, comply with, fulfil/fulfill, meet, observe, satisfy

▪

To get a basic pension you must satisfy two conditions … 

▪ be subject to

▪

The bar was licensed subject to the condition that no children be admitted.

▪ be in breach of (BrE)

▪

He denied being in breach of bail conditions.

CONDITION + VERB

▪ apply

▪

Special conditions apply to the use of the library's rare books.

PREPOSITION

▪ on condition that

▪

They agreed to lend us the car on condition that we returned it before the weekend.

▪ on … condition, under … condition (AmE)

▪

I'll agree to the plan on one condition: my name doesn't get mentioned to the press.

▪ under the conditions of

▪

Under the conditions of the agreement, all foreign troops will leave by May.

PHRASES

▪ a breach of a condition (BrE)

▪ conditions of employment, sale, etc.

▪ terms and conditions

▪

the terms and conditions of the contract

6 necessary situation

ADJECTIVE

▪ necessary, sufficient

▪

a necessary and sufficient condition for the eradication of unemployment

VERB + CONDITION

▪ create

▪

We are working to create the conditions for peace.

PREPOSITION

▪ condition for

7 state of group

ADJECTIVE

▪ human

▪

Work is basic to the human condition (= the fact of being human).

VERB + CONDITION

▪ improve

▪

We are aiming to improve the condition of the urban poor.