conditional

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 ~ (on / upon sth) depending on sth: conditional approval / acceptance * Payment is conditional upon delivery of the goods (= if the goods are not delivered the money will not be paid) * He was found guilty and given a conditional discharge (= allowed to go free on particular conditions). * a conditional offer (= that depends on particular conditions being fulfilled) 2 [onlybeforenoun] (grammar) expressing sth that must happen or be true if another thing is to happen or be true: a conditional sentence / clause conditionally adverb: The offer was made conditionally. noun (grammar) 1 [C] a sentence or CLAUSE that begins with if or unless and expresses a condition 2 (the conditional) [sing.] 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