German Conversation · Level 155
29 words
German word
bedingt
Pronunciation
IPA/bəˈdɪŋt/
Meaning
- adverbconditionally
Example
Die Teilnahme ist nur bedingt möglich.
Participation is possible only under certain conditions.
More examples
Die Garantie gilt bedingt für gebrauchte Waren.
The guarantee applies only to a limited extent to used goods.
Core concept
A result has a condition attached, so it holds only within that condition or only to a limited degree.
Common phrases
nur bedingt
only to a limited extent
bedingt möglich
possible subject to conditions
bedingt einsetzbar
usable subject to conditions
Similar words
gegebenenfalls: Only when needed or when the relevant situation arises.
eventuell: Possibly occurring, but not certain to happen.
unter der Voraussetzung: On the condition that a specified requirement is met.
unter Vorbehalt: Not finally settled until a condition or review is completed.
Definition in German
Bedingt heißt, dass etwas von einer Bedingung abhängt und ohne diese Bedingung nicht gilt.
Word origin
Bedingt is the past participle of bedingen, which formerly referred to stipulating or agreeing on terms and developed into the idea of making something dependent on a condition.
Usage tips
- In phrases such as bedingt geeignet, bedingt often means only partly or to a limited extent rather than conditionally in a strict logical sense.
Other meanings
- partiallyadverb
- to a limited extentadverb
Opposites
- uneingeschränktwithout restrictionadverb
- völligentirelyadverb