Used in a Sentence

conditioning

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for conditioning.

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As for his conditioning, it is generally very rare to see a full heavyweight with great conditioning.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of conditioning gathered in one view.

noun

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

noun

Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.

noun

The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for conditioning.

noun

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

noun

Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.

noun

The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.

Example sentences

1

As for his conditioning, it is generally very rare to see a full heavyweight with great conditioning.

2

Or even regionally, look at the recent growth of the south, after the invention of air conditioning.

3

Funny how this goes completely against the typical operant conditioning a user undergoes when working with computers.

4

It's a phase many guys go through when they break the social conditioning of the feminine imperative.

5

Much like air conditioning once was, having an electric car charger certainly seems like an amenity you can charge for.

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You'll Be 100% Satisfied With Houston Air Conditioning Work, They are great and excellent.

7

At some point the landlord ran extra cabling and dedicated outlets so we could have window air conditioning.

8

I think the 8-12 hour workday is societal conditioning that's going to take a very long time to break.

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I would say it's maybe a tiny bit biology, a tiny bit conditioning, and a large part racist/sexist/etc politics of exclusion.

10

You are, I believe, making a statement about a homologous treatment, perhaps operant conditioning?

11

Washington DC is the coolest place that permits air conditioning.

12

But dont you have air conditioning my mother asked.

Quote examples

1

@geofft was wondering whether the "intrinsic" differences were due to biology or social conditioning.

2

I.e.: "Ending is better than mending.", "...they're so conditioned that they practically can't help behaving as they ought to behave" -> Nowadays we have commercials to do that, the conditioning.

3

A "typical middle class worker" in the early 1970s lived in a house that was built in the 1950s or earlier, around 1200 square feet, 1 bathroom, 2-3 bedrooms, without air conditioning or a washer/dryer, and had one vehicle available to the household [0].

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use conditioning in a sentence?

As for his conditioning, it is generally very rare to see a full heavyweight with great conditioning.

What does conditioning mean?

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

What part of speech is conditioning?

conditioning is commonly used as noun.