situation

Meaning

  1. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
  2. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
  3. The place in which something is situated; a location.
  4. 1833, Thomas Hibbert, Robert Buist, The American Flower Garden Directory, page 142
  5. 1833, Thomas Hibbert, Robert Buist, The American Flower Garden Directory, page 142: [Hibíscus] speciòsus is the most splendid, and deserves a situation in every garden.
  6. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
  7. (UK) A position of employment; a post.
  8. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
  9. (US) An individual movie theater.
  10. (slang) An outfit, garment, or look.

Synonyms

condition
B1
position
A2
state
A2
circumstances
B1
circumstance
C2
place
A1
location
B1
site
B1
status
B2
case
A1
state of affairs
spot
A2
occasion
B2
station
A2
🚉
standing
A2
environment
B2
post
B1
conditions
B2
job
A1
seat
A2
💺
predicament
C2
standpoint
20k
plight
C2
attitude
B2
exposure
C1
posture
C2
atmosphere
B2
locus
49k
disposition
C2
matter
A1
stand
A1
aspect
C1
context
C1
billet
43k
berth
20k
lie
A2
residence
C1
region
B2
room
A1
signs
B1
juncture
28k
instance
B2
form
B1
fettle
prospect
C2
event
B1
cause
A1
office
A1
🏢
emplacement
outlook
C2
Translations

situation
Situation
situación
situazione
situatie
Lage
situação

κατάσταση

Zustand
position
durum
ligging
rewş
toestand
Sachlage
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
situacioun
In summary

From Middle English situacioun, situacion, from Middle French situation, from Medieval Latin situatio (“position, situation”), from situare (“to locate, place”), from Latin situs (“a site”). By surface analysis, situate + -ion.

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