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situa·tion (sic̸h′o̵̅o̅ ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
  2. a place; locality
  3. 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
  5. a position of employment

Etymology: LME setuacyon < ML situatio: see situate

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situation Synonyms

situation

n.

  1. Circumstance

    condition, state, state of one's affairs; see circumstance 1, circumstances 2.

  2. A physical position

    location, site, spot; see place 3, position 1.

  3. A social position

    station, status, sphere; see rank 2, 3.

  4. An economic position

    position, employment, post; see job 1, profession 1, trade 2. See syn. study at job, state.


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situation Usage Examples

Possessives

  • 'win-win: In business terms, this means keeping utility and waste bill s down, whilst improving environmental performance - a clear 'win-win ' situation.

Converse of object

  • rectify: I am trying to rectify the situation with a bulk cheap purchase.

Adjective modifier

  • current: Doing nothing except granting drought orders will just mean the current situation will continue to ride.

Modifies a noun

  • tooeach: Will usagencies make then decrease toward situations tooeach state managers you are.

Noun used with modifier

  • win-win: In fact, he made sure that every job he did resulted in a win-win situation.
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situation quotes

If this was adulthood, the only improvement she could detect inher situationwasthat nowshecould eat dessert without eating her vegetables.

-Alther, Lisa ne¤  e Reed

What are men to rocks and mountains? Oh! what hours of transport we shall spend! And when we do return, it shall not be like other travellers, without being able to give one accurate idea of anything.We will know where we have goneöwe will recollect what we have seen. Lakes, mountains, and rivers, shall not be jumbled together in our imaginations; nor, when we attempt to describe any particular scene, will we begin quarrelling about its relative situation.

-Austen,Jane

Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot's character; vanity of person and of situation.

-Austen,Jane

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