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on condition

on condition prepositional phrase: providing.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (following by a clause) Providing.
    • He was bitten by a snake, but a second woman cured him, on condition that she could also be his wife.1975, William Russell Bascom, African Dilemma Tales, page 115
  2. (often, a present participle) With the requirement (of).
    • these presents are made in contemplation, but not on condition of, a marriage1793, William Moseley, Lord Peter King, editors, Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court
    • In all these cases the life of the god-man is prolonged on condition of showing, in a severe physical contest of fight or flight, that his bodily strength is not decayed1890, J.G. Frazer, The Golden Bough, page 213
  3. (operations, maintenance) When testing or inspection finds an indication of a potential problem.
    • Airframes, engines, and electronics are generally repaired on condition, before next flight.

Questions about on condition

What does on condition mean?
On condition means providing.
What part of speech is on condition?
On condition is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on condition in the dictionary

  1. on call
  2. on camera
  3. on cloud nine
  4. on cloud seven
  5. on command
  6. on condition
  7. on condition that
  8. on contact
  9. on course
  10. on credit
  11. on cue

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