past and past participle
Trained a person or animal so its body was ready for hard work or competition.
The trainer conditioned the runners for the desert race.
The athletes were conditioned for the heat.
American English
How to pronounce conditioned
verb · adjectiveB1Very common word
knDIHshnd
/kʰn̩ˈdɪ.ʃn̩d̚/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of condition
Trained a person or animal so its body was ready for hard work or competition.
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adjective
Someone or something that is conditioned is physically trained and ready for hard work or competition.
The athlete is well conditioned for the competition.
She stayed well conditioned throughout the season.
past and past participle
Taught a person or animal to respond in a particular way through repeated experience.
Years of advertising conditioned shoppers to expect fast delivery.
The dog was conditioned to sit when the bell rang.
adjective
Someone or something that is conditioned has learned to respond in a particular way through repeated experience.
The dog showed a conditioned response to the bell.
His conditioned behavior was difficult to change.
Useful expressions
the rules and details of an agreement or service
Read the terms and conditions before you sign.
only if something happens or is true
You can stay on condition that you keep quiet.
in the situation just described
Under these conditions, the trip is too expensive.