About The Word Situation
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Situation
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Situation Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Situation?
[n]
[n] physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" [n] 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" [n] 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 [n] a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" Synonyms | Synonyms for Situation: berth | office | place | position | position | post | site | spot | state of affairs Related Terms | Find terms related to Situation: See Also | academicianship | acceptance | accountantship | active site | admiralty | ambassadorship | apostleship | apprenticeship | attorneyship | bailiffship | bishopry | business | cadetship | caliphate | captaincy | captainship | cardinalship | chairmanship | challenge | chancellorship | chaplaincy | chaplainship | chieftaincy | chieftainship | childlessness | clerkship | commandership | complication | comptrollership | condition | conflict of interest | consulship | controllership | councillorship | councilorship | counsellorship | counselorship | crisis | crowding | crunch | curacy | curatorship | custodianship | deanery | deanship | difficulty | directorship | discipleship | disequilibrium | editorship | eldership | element | embroilment | emirate | environment | equilibrium | exclusion | fish bowl | fishbowl | foremanship | generalship | goldfish bowl | governorship | headship | hot potato | hot seat | hotbed | how-do-you-do | how-d'ye-do | imbroglio | inclusion | incubus | incumbency | inspectorship | instructorship | internship | job | judgeship | judgship | judicature | lectureship | legateship | legation | legislatorship | librarianship | lieutenancy | line | line of work | locus | locus of infection | magistracy | managership | Mexican standoff | nightmare | no-win situation | occupation | pass | picture | place | place | position | poverty trap | prison | prison house | purgatory | rejection | restriction site | scene | shoes | size | size of it | soup | state | status | status quo | strait | straits | stymie | swamp | thing | tinderbox | urgency Situation In Webster's Dictionary \Sit`u*a"tion\, n. [LL. situatio: cf. F. situation.]
1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as
related to something else; position; locality site; as, a
house in a pleasant situation.
2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of
the case.
A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity.
--Rogers.
3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or
relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as
of persons in a dramatic scene.
There's situation for you! there's an heroic group!
--Sheridan.
4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a
situation in a store; a situation under government.
Syn: State; position; seat; site; station; post; place;
office; condition; case; plight. See {State}.
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