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Situation is the way something is positioned as compared to its surroundings, or the status of the circumstances, or the combination of circumstances at a specific point in time.

(noun)

An example of situation is a house down the street from a big tree.
An example of situation is having to decide between two jobs.
An example of situation is the number of people waiting for a table at a restaurant.

See situation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
a place; locality
position or condition with regard to circumstances
1. the combination of circumstances at any given time
2. a difficult or critical state of affairs
3. any significant combination of circumstances developing in the course of a novel, play, etc.
4. Psychol. the objective conditions immediately affecting an individual
a position of employment

Origin: LME setuacyon < ML situatio: see situate

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situational adjective

See situation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
b. The place in which something is situated; a location.
Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. See Synonyms at state.
A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances.
A position of employment; a post.

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