position

(Engels)

Noun

1. A place or location.
2. A post of employment; a job.
3. A status or rank.
4. An opinion, stand, or stance.
5. A posture.
6. (figuratively) A situation suitable to perform some action.
7. A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
8. An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
9. A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
10. A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
11. The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
12. The order in which players are seated around the table.
13. A pin; a connector.

Verb

To put into place.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pəˈzɪʃ.(ə)n/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: posicioun

In summary

From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō (“a putting, position”), from positus (“placed, situated”), past participle of pōnō (“to place”); see ponent. Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.

Concepten

plaats

betrekking

positie

baan

🛣️

werkkring

ambt

🏢

ligging

stand

situatie

houding

post

standpunt

plaatsen

functie

dienst

stationeren

voorraadkamer

leggen

ruimte

rang

toestand

provisiekast

provisiekamer

wachtpost

situeren

mening

magazijn

maken

oord

opstellen

opvatting

overtuiging

plein

plek

poseren

prospect

sectie

servies

spatie

staat

status

steken

stellen

stoppen

🛑

teweegbrengen

tussenruimte

uitbrengen

uitgangspunt

uitrichten

uitschrijven

Synoniemen

place

location

situation

post

status

rank

job

posture

office

🏢

site

condition

attitude

spot

station

🚉

pose

appointment

put

stance

capacity

seat

💺

state

function

standing

locate

set

whereabouts

role

stand

view

base

standpoint

employment

area

stead

lay

space

locus

title

point

emplacement

perspective

venue

work

viewpoint

opinion

service

class

level

case

arrangement

Vertalingen

position

posición

posizione

posição

Position

posició

Lage

place

situation

situación

Stellung

lugar

θέση

pozycja

Stelle

Zinnen

The name has become established in this latter position through international acceptance and use .

De naam is in deze laatste positie vastgesteld door internationale acceptatie en gebruik.

After the Grenier report was released , he resigned his position .

Nadat het Grenier -rapport was vrijgelaten, nam hij zijn positie neer.

Despite Buddeus's support , however , he was passed over for a position in Jena .