Definition of "conditional" []

• Imposing, depending on, or containing a condition. See Synonyms at dependent. (adjective)
• Grammar Stating, containing, or implying a condition. (adjective)
• Psychology Brought about by conditioning. (adjective)
• Grammar A mood, tense, clause, word, or morpheme expressing a condition. (noun)

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• "And the judge put him on 15 months ` probation, it ` s what we call a conditional discharge, which is what I talked about earlier."
• "Egypt's MENA news agency said on Saturday Arab foreign ministers will meet in Cairo at the end of the week to discuss a response to what it called a conditional Syrian acceptance of monitors."
• "The third conditional is a convenient simplification. dfogarty (07: 24: 06):"