conditional
noun/kənˈdɪʃənl/
/kənˈdɪʃənl/
(grammar)- [countable] a sentence or clause that begins with if or unless and expresses a conditionTopics Languagea2
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- 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
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’.
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