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Collocations for 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

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VERB + condition

assess, evaluate

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PREPOSITION

in … condition
The car is still in excellent condition.

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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.

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condition + VERB

get better, improve
Without this treatment, her condition won't improve.
deteriorate, get worse, worsen
assess, monitor

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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.

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PHRASES

be in no condition to do sth
You're in no condition to tackle the stairs.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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CONDITIONS + VERB

exist, persist, prevail
As long as these weather conditions prevail, we are unable to rescue the climbers.
change
improve
deteriorate, worsen

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PREPOSITION

in condition
in normal flight operating conditions
under condition
The samples are heated under experimental conditions.

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5. rule

ADJECTIVE

strict
special

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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.

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condition + VERB

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

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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.

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PHRASES

a breach of a condition (BrE)
conditions of employment, sale, etc.
terms and conditions
the terms and conditions of the contract

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6. necessary situation

ADJECTIVE

necessary, sufficient
a necessary and sufficient condition for the eradication of unemployment

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VERB + condition

create
We are working to create the conditions for peace.

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PREPOSITION

condition for

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7. state of group

ADJECTIVE

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

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VERB + condition

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

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