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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.

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  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

/ ˌɪʊˈɪʃə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © 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

  • ˌٳˈپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • u·tDz· adjective
  • u·tDz··ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of situation1

First recorded in 1480–90, situation is from the Medieval Latin word ٳپō- (stem of ٳپō ). 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

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Police will go to the resort searching for Rick, and all characters will feel like the police are there for them, which may result in each character panicking to flee or deal with the situation.

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As for her new blood relations, she says the situation has been more difficult.

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The central government has described the situation as "a social emergency" and agrees that a lack of supply is driving the crisis.

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Even though cooking and storing food might seem like a necessity in order to live in any kind of housing situation, legally the appliances are categorized as amenities.

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City have already started to address the situation.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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

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