second conditional

ˈsɛk.ənd kənˈdɪʃ.ən.əl

Definition

Definition of second conditional - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

english lesson

TECH.

pattern for unlikely present or future situations

TECH.

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Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

hot second

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with conditional

conditional offer

proposal that is only valid if certain requirements are met

She received a conditional offer from her first-choice university.

conditional release

freeing of a person from custody under rules they must obey

The judge granted conditional release after reviewing his behavior in prison.

be conditional upon

depend on something happening or being true

The offer will be conditional upon approval by the manager.

conditional agreement

agreement effective upon a specific event happening

The sale was based on a conditional agreement.

conditional discharge

legal release without punishment unless reoffending occurs

The judge granted him a conditional discharge.

conditional relation

situation where one thing depends on another

The conditional relation of success on hard work is important.

conditional response

reaction that depends on a specific condition

His laughter was a conditional response to her joke.

conditional sentence

sentence type used to express conditions

If it rains, we will stay inside is a conditional sentence..

conditional tense

verb form indicating a condition or hypothetical situation

If I were you, I would use the conditional tense here..

conditional formatting

rule-based style change in software that depends on data values

Use conditional formatting to highlight all sales below the target amount.

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consequent

logic

second part of a conditional statement in logic

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French:second conditionnel, ...
German:Konditionalsatz Typ II, ...
Italian:secondo periodo ipotetico, ...
Spanish:segundo condicional, ...
Portuguese:condicional tipo 2, ...
Chinese:第二条件句, ...
Japanese:仮定法過去, ...
Arabic:الجُمْلَة الشَّرْطِيّة الثّانِيَة, ...
Hebrew:תַּקְיָה שְׁנִיָּה, ...
Russian:второй условный тип, ...
Ukrainian:другий умовний, ...
Hindi:द्वितीय शर्तीय वाक्य, ...
Bengali:সেকেন্ড কন্ডিশনাল, ...
Catalan:segon condicional, ...
Czech:druhý kondicionál, ...
Danish:anden betingelsesform, ...
Dutch:tweede conditional, ...
Greek:δεύτερος υποθετικός λόγος, ...
Hungarian:második feltételes mód, ...
Khmer:លក្ខខណ្ឌទីពីរ, ...
Korean:제2조건문, ...
Persian:شرط دوم, ...
Polish:drugi okres warunkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):segundo condicional, ...
Romanian:al doilea conditional, ...
Swedish:second conditional, ...
Thai:ประโยคเงื่อนไขที่สอง, ...
Turkish:ikinci şart kipi, ...
Vietnamese:câu điều kiện loại 2, ...

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