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situation

[ sich-oo-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment:

    The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.

    Synonyms:

  2. a place or locality.
  3. condition; case; plight:

    He is in a desperate situation.

  4. the state of affairs; combination of circumstances:

    The present international situation is dangerous.

  5. a position or post of employment; job.
  6. a state of affairs of special or critical significance in the course of a play, novel, etc.
  7. Sociology. the aggregate of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors acting on an individual or group to condition behavioral patterns.


situation

/ 藢蝉瑟迟箩蕣藞别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. physical placement, esp with regard to the surroundings
    1. state of affairs; combination of circumstances
    2. a complex or critical state of affairs in a novel, play, etc
  2. social or financial status, position, or circumstances
  3. a position of employment; post
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Situation is often used in contexts in which it is redundant or imprecise. Typical examples are: the company is in a crisis situation or people in a job situation. In the first example, situation does not add to the meaning and should be omitted. In the second example, it would be clearer and more concise to substitute a phrase such as people at work
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Derived Forms

  • 藢蝉颈迟耻藞补迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉颈迟顎卽路补顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 蝉颈迟顎卽路补顎僼颈辞苍路补濒路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of situation1

First recorded in 1480鈥90, situation is from the Medieval Latin word 蝉颈迟耻腻迟颈艒苍- (stem of 蝉颈迟耻腻迟颈艒 ). See situate, -ion
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Idioms and Phrases

see no-win situation .
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Synonym Study

See state. See position.
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

"I'm really worried that anybody could come into the hospital - not for me, but for the patients that are having abortions. I think it's a dangerous situation for them also."

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Wylie鈥榮 exit was 鈥渟trictly a football decision,鈥 according to a person familiar with the situation not authorized to speak publicly.

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Mike Long, a spokesperson for the union, said 14 members were arrested for refusing to disperse at a march after the rally, a tactic, he said, meant to underscore the severity of the situation.

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And I think it changes with each situation.

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If I have the opportunity to perhaps be a voice and say 'look, this is the situation out there,' and kind of speak on their behalf.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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