Meaning & use
conditional
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Depending on certain circumstances or conditions being met.
See it in a sentence
Her job offer was conditional on passing the background check.
In grammar, a conditional sentence expresses what would happen if a certain condition were true.
A note on using this word
Also a grammar term for sentences built with 'if,' such as 'If it rains, we'll stay inside.'
Words with a similar meaning
dependentcontingent
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Words with an opposite meaning
unconditional
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