conditions
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,148 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,215 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process there were wide variations in the conditions of observation
- the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare hazardous working conditionsharsh living conditions
- the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation also: weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition they were hoping for good weatherevery day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
conditions in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The girls were starting in life under widely different conditions.
Man and Wife · Wilkie Collins · Chapter 1
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Such a crime would never have entered your head under any conditions.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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This was partly the result of the conditions under which her girlhood had been spent.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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But alas! even crime has power to reproduce itself and create conditions favorable to its own existence.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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The gentle art of making enemies is the one natural accomplishment which is common to all sorts and conditions of men--and women.
Crankisms · Lisle de Vaux Matthewman · Chapter 1