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Meaning of conditions in English

conditions

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the physical situation that someone or something is in and affected by:
weather conditions The weather conditions will improve throughout the day as the storm system moves further east.
working conditions Working conditions here are primitive.
in appalling conditions The prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.
under normal conditions Even under normal conditions, the climb would have been difficult.
Under what conditions do plants grow best?
Riis devoted his life to improving conditions in urban slums.
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condition noun (STATE)
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(Definition of conditions from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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conditions
plural noun
us
/kənˈdɪʃ·ənz/
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all the particular things that influence someone’s living or working environment:
Working conditions here are primitive.
Riis devoted his life to improving conditions in urban slums.
(Definition of conditions from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of conditions

in Chinese (Traditional)
物質條件, 情況, 實際環境…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
物质条件, 情况, 实际环境…
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in Spanish
condiciones…
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in Portuguese
condições (de moradia, trabalho, etc.)…
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