Situation

situation (English)

Alternative forms

  • scituation - obsolete

    • Etymology

    From - lang=fr|situation, from - situatio||position, situation, from - situare||to locate, place, from - lang=la|situs||a site.

    Pronunciation

  • - /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/,

    /sItju:"eIS@n/

  • en-us-situation.ogg
  • Rhymes: eɪʃən

    • Noun

    The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.

    * 1908: w:Kenneth_Grahame|Kenneth_Grahame, w:The_Wind_in_the_Willows|The_Wind_in_the_Willows

    *: ...he being naturally an underground animal by birth and breeding, the situation of Badger's house exactly suited him and made him feel at home; while the Rat, who slept every night in a bedroom the windows of which opened on a breezy river, naturally felt the atmosphere still and oppressive.

    The place in which something is situated; a location.

    * 1833: Thomas Hibbert and Robert Buist, The American Flower Garden Directory, p. 142

    *: Hibíscus speciòsus is the most splendid, and deserves a situation in every garden.

    Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

    The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state_of_affairs.

    A position of employment; a post.

    * 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, Penguin 2006, p. 78:

    *: When he was nineteen, he suddenly left the 'Co-op' office, and got a situation in Nottingham.

    A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

    * Boss, we've got a situation here. . .

    Synonyms

  • combination of circumstances

    condition, set_up

    • Related terms

  • site
  • situate
  • situated
  • situationism

    • Translations

    position vis-à-vis surroundings

  • Arabiska - حالة
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 形勢|sc=Hani, - 形势|tr=xíngshì|sc=Hani, - 情況|sc=Hani, - 情况|tr=qíngkuàng|sc=Hani, - 狀態|sc=Hani, - 状态|tr=zhuàngtài|sc=Hani
  • Tjeckiska - situace
  • Tjeckiska - poloha
  • Tjeckiska - místo
  • Finska - sijainti
  • Franska - situation
  • Tyska - Lage
  • Grekiska - κατάσταση
  • Hebrew - מיקום|m|tr=mikúm
  • Ungerska - fekvés
  • Japanska - 状態
    • , 状況, 境遇
  • Japanska - 情況
  • Polska - sytuacja
  • Polska - pozycja
  • Rumänska - situare
  • Ryska - расположение
    • , положение, ситуация
  • Ryska - позиция
  • Scottish Gaelic - suidheachadh|m
  • Spanska - localización
    • , ubicación
  • Svenska - läge
    • , plats, placering
  • Thailändska - สถานการณ์
  • Ukrainska - ситуація

    • location

  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 場所|sc=Hani, - 场所|tr=chǎngsuǒ|sc=Hani
  • Finska - sijainti
  • Franska - situation
  • Tyska - Lage
  • Grekiska - τοποθεσία
  • Grekiska - θέση
  • Hebrew - מיקום|m|tr=mikúm
  • Ungerska - hely
  • Japanska - 場所
  • Rumänska - poziție
    • , localizare
  • Ryska - местоположение
    • , расположение
  • Scottish Gaelic - suidheachadh|m
  • Spanska - localización
    • , ubicación
  • Svenska - plats
    • , läge

    one's status with regard to circumstances

  • Arabiska - حالة
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 情況|sc=Hani, - 情况|tr=qíngkuàng|sc=Hani, - 狀態|sc=Hani, - 状态|tr=zhuàngtài|sc=Hani, - 境遇|tr=jìngyù|sc=Hani
  • Tjeckiska - situace
  • Finska - tilanne
  • Franska - situation
  • Tyska - Lage
  • Tyska - Situation
  • Tyska - Zustand
  • Grekiska - κατάσταση
    • (katástasi)
  • Ungerska - helyzet
  • Japanska - 状態
    • , 状況, 境遇
  • Polska - sytuacja
  • Portugisiska - situação
  • Rumänska - stare
    • , situație
  • Ryska - положение
    • , ситуация, состояние
  • Scottish Gaelic - suidheachadh|m
  • Spanska - situación
    • , estado
  • Svenska - plats
    • , status, ställning, situation
  • Telugu - స్థితి (sthiti)

    • state of affairs

  • Arabiska - حالة
  • Bengali - পরিস্থিতি|sc=Beng
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 情況|sc=Hani, - 情况|tr=qíngkuàng|sc=Hani, - 狀態|sc=Hani, - 状态|tr=zhuàngtài|sc=Hani, - 境遇|tr=jìngyù|sc=Hani, - 情勢|sc=Hani, - 情势|tr=qíngshì|sc=Hani
  • Tjeckiska - situace
  • Finska - tilanne
    • , olosuhteet, olot
  • Franska - situation
  • Tyska - Situation
  • Grekiska - κατάσταση
    • (katástasi)
  • Hebrew - מצב|m|tr=matsáv
  • Ungerska - körülmények
    • , viszonyok
  • Japanska - 状況
    • , 情勢
  • Polska - sytuacja
  • Polska - położenie
  • Portugisiska - situação
  • Rumänska - stadiu
    • , etapă
  • Ryska - ситуация
    • , обстановка, положение
  • Scottish Gaelic - suidheachadh|m
  • Spanska - situación
    • , estado
  • Svenska - läge
    • , ställning, situation
  • Telugu - పరిస్థితి (paristhiti)
  • Ukrainska - обстановка
  • Ukrainska - ситуація

    • position of employment

  • Finska - työpaikka
    • , tehtävä, asema
  • Franska - emploi
  • Franska - poste
  • Tyska - Stellung
  • Grekiska - θέση
  • Ungerska - állás
    • , hely, munkaalkalom
  • Rumänska - post
    • , posturi, poziție
  • Ryska - положение
    • , должность
  • Spanska - nivel
    • , puesto
  • Svenska - plats
    • , ställning, tjänst, anställning
  • Ukrainska - посада

    • nl

    : situatie , ligging , toestand

    it

    : situazione

    ko

    : 상황 (chenghang), 처지 (cheoji)

  • pt

    : situação

    sv

    : situation

    • See also

  • situation_comedy, sitcom

    • References

  • Source for the definitions:
  • * Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. (accessed: March 10, 2007).

    • Anagrams

  • titanious#English|titanious
    • ----

    situation (French)

    Pronunciation

  • - audio
  • - lang=fr,

    /sitHasjO~/

    • Noun

    f

  • Engelska - situation

    • all meanings

    ----

    situation (Swedish)

    Pronunciation

  • - lang=sv
  • - Audio

    • Noun

    a #English|situation

    Declension

    Related terms

  • nödsituation
  • situationskomik

    • Synonyms

  • läge
    • zh-min-nan:situation simple:situation

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