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sit·u·a·tion
(sĭch′o͞o-ā′shən)n.
1.
a. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. See Synonyms at state.
b. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances: We don't want this minor gaffe to turn into a situation.
2. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings: the town's situation on the river.
3. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances: Their family's situation deteriorated during the recession.
4. A position of employment; a post: found a nice situation with a software company.
sit′u·a′tion·al adj.
sit′u·a′tion·al·ly adv.
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situation
(ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən)n
1. physical placement, esp with regard to the surroundings
2.
a. state of affairs; combination of circumstances
b. a complex or critical state of affairs in a novel, play, etc
3. social or financial status, position, or circumstances
4. (Professions) a position of employment; post
ˌsituˈational adj
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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sit•u•a•tion
(ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən)n.
1. manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment.
2. a place or locality.
3. condition; case; plight: in a desperate situation.
4. the state of affairs; combination of circumstances: the international situation.
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. the aggregate of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors acting on an individual or group to condition behavioral patterns.
sit`u•a′tion•al, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  situation - 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.Rooseveltstate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" absurd, the absurd - a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" ballgame, new ballgame - a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame" challenge - a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power" childlessness - the condition of being without offspring complication - a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication" crowding - a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach" disequilibrium - loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others element - the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element" environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" equilibrium - a stable situation in which forces cancel one another exclusion - the state of being excluded fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl - a state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl" hotbed - a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad); "it was a hotbed of vice" inclusion - the state of being included intestacy - the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will picture, scene - a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" prison house, prison - a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement rejection - the state of being rejected size of it, size - the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it" square one - the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one" status quo - the existing state of affairs thing - a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing" |
| 2. | situation - 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" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" poverty trap - a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off soup - an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now" | |
| 3. | situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" conflict of interest - a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests crisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" crunch - a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources); "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch" hornet's nest, hornets' nest - a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" hot potato - a difficult situation; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato" how-do-you-do, how-d'ye-do - an awkward situation; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do" embroilment, imbroglio - an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation Mexican standoff - a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner no-win situation - a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do purgatory - a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse" swamp - a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables; "he was trapped in a medical swamp" ticking bomb, time bomb - a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off" tinderbox - a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe" urgency - an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs" deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill, dead end - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" quicksand - a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy | |
| 4. | situation - physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place" active site - the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs close quarters - a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something locus - the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome locus of infection - the specific site in the body where an infection originates restriction site - the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA antigenic determinant, epitope, determinant - the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself | |
| 5. | situation - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" academicianship - the position of member of an honorary academy accountantship - the position of accountant admiralty - the office of admiral ambassadorship - the post of ambassador apostleship - the position of apostle apprenticeship - the position of apprentice associateship - the position of associate (as in an office or academy) attorneyship - the position of attorney bailiffship - the office of bailiff baronetage - the state of a baronet bishopry, episcopate - the office and dignity of a bishop cadetship - the position of cadet caliphate - the office of a caliph captaincy, captainship - the post of captain cardinalship - the office of cardinal chairmanship - the position of chairman chancellorship - the office of chancellor chaplaincy, chaplainship - the position of chaplain chieftaincy, chieftainship - the position of chieftain clerkship - the job of clerk commandership, commandery - the position or office of commander comptrollership - the position of comptroller consulship - the post of consul controllership - the position of controller councillorship, councilorship - the position of council member counsellorship, counselorship - the position of counselor curacy - the position of a curate curatorship - the position of curator custodianship - the position of custodian directorship - the position of a director of a business concern discipleship - the position of disciple editorship - the position of editor eldership - the office of elder emirate - the office of an emir fatherhood - the status of a father fatherhood - the status of a religious leader foremanship - the position of foreman generalcy, generalship - the office and authority of a general governorship - the office of governor headship - the position of head headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress hot seat - a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism incumbency - the office of an incumbent inspectorship - the office of inspector instructorship - the position of instructor internship - the position of a medical intern judgeship, judicature - the position of judge khanate - the position of a khan lectureship - the post of lecturer legateship, legation - the post or office of legate legislatorship - the office of legislator librarianship - the position of librarian lieutenancy - the position of a lieutenant magistracy, magistrature - the position of magistrate managership - the position of manager manhood - the status of being a man marshalship - the post of marshall mastership - the position of master mayoralty - the position of mayor messiahship - the position of messiah moderatorship - the position of moderator overlordship - the position of overlord pastorship, pastorate - the position of pastor peasanthood - the state of being a peasant; "the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood" plum - a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum" praetorship - the office of praetor precentorship - the position of precentor preceptorship - the position of preceptor prefecture - the office of prefect |
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situation
noun
1. position, state, case, condition, circumstances, equation, plight, status quo, state of affairs, ball game (informal), kettle of fish (informal) We are in a difficult financial situation.
2. scenario, the picture (informal), the score (informal), state of affairs, equation, state of play, lie of the land They looked at each other and weighed up the situation.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
situation
noun1. One's place and direction relative to one's surroundings:
2. The place where a person or thing is located:
3. Positioning of one individual vis-à-vis others:
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Translations
حَالَةحالَه، وَضْعمَوْضِع، مكانوَظيفَه، مَنْصِب
situaceumístěnízaměstnání
situationstillingbeliggenhed
tilannetyöpaikkaasemaolosuhteetolot
situacija
állásfekvéshelyhelyzetkörülmények
aîstæîur, kringumstæîurstaîsetningstarf, staîa
状況場所境遇情勢状態
상황
darbo vietaišsidėstęspatalpintas
atrašanās vietadarbavietanovietojumssituācijastāvoklis
umiestnenie
položajrazmere
situation
สถานการณ์
hoàn cảnh
situation
[ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən]A. N
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
situation
[ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən] n (= location) → situation
The city is in a beautiful situation → La situation de la ville est magnifique.
The city is in a beautiful situation → La situation de la ville est magnifique.
(mainly British) (= job) → situation f
It's not so easy to find another situation → Ce n'est pas si facile de trouver une autre situation.
"situations vacant" → "offres d'emploi"
"situations wanted" → "demandes d'emploi"situation comedy n → comédie f de situationsit-ups [ˈsɪtʌps] situps (US) npl → abdominaux mpl
to do sit-ups → faire des abdominaux
It's not so easy to find another situation → Ce n'est pas si facile de trouver une autre situation.
"situations vacant" → "offres d'emploi"
"situations wanted" → "demandes d'emploi"situation comedy n → comédie f de situationsit-ups [ˈsɪtʌps] situps (US) npl → abdominaux mpl
to do sit-ups → faire des abdominaux
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
situation
n
(= state of affairs) → Lage f, → Situation f; (financial, marital etc) → Lage f, → Verhältnisse pl; (in play, novel) → Situation f; to save the situation → die Lage or Situation retten; a 2-0 situation → eine 2:0-Situation
(of house etc) → Lage f
(= job) → Stelle f; “situations vacant” (Brit) → „Stellenangebote“; “situations wanted” (Brit) → „Stellengesuche“
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
situation
[ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n (position) → posizione f (fig) → situazione f (frm) (old) (job) → lavoro, impiego"situations vacant/wanted" (Brit) → "offerte fpl/domande fpl di impiego"
to save the situation → salvare la situazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
situation
(sitjuˈeiʃən) noun1. circumstances; a state of affairs. an awkward situation.
2. the place where anything stands or lies. The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.
3. a job. the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.
ˈsituated adjective to be found; placed. The new school is situated on the north side of town.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
situation
→ حَالَة situace situation Situation κατάσταση situación tilanne situation situacija situazione 状況 상황 situatie situasjon sytuacja situação ситуация situation สถานการณ์ durum hoàn cảnh 情况Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
sit·u·a·tion
n. situación, localización.
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