situation in English dictionary

  • situation

    Meanings and definitions of "situation"

    • The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
    • 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.
    • (UK) A position of employment; a post.
    • (informal, euphemism) A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
    • noun
      The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
    • noun
      The place in which something is situated; a location.
    • noun
      Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
    • noun
      The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
    • noun
      (Britain)
      A position of employment; a post.
    • noun
      A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
    • state of affairs (around you)
    • conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard
    • (present) state of affairs
    • A position or area in a space.
    • position vis-à-vis surroundings
    • location
    • one's status with regard to circumstances
    • state of affairs
    • position of employment
    • noun
      a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
    • noun
      a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
    • noun
      a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
    • noun
      physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
    • noun
      the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

    Synonyms of "situation" in English dictionary

    occupation, office, berth are the top synonyms of "situation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of situation

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza situation; lm  liczba mnoga situations
    • situation ( plural  situations)
    • situation (plural situations)
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