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Dictionary: sit·u·ate   (sĭch'ū-āt') pronunciation
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
  1. To place in a certain spot or position; locate.
  2. To place under particular circumstances or in a given condition.
adj. Archaic (-ĭt, -āt')
Situated.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin situāre, situāt-, to place, from Latin situs, location.]


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verb

    To put in or assign to a certain position or location: emplace, install, locate, place, position, set1, site, spot. See place.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of
  Synonym: locate

Meaning #2: put (something somewhere) firmly
  Synonyms: fix, posit, deposit


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - anbringe, lokalisere, placere
adj. - beliggende

Nederlands (Dutch)
plaatsen

Français (French)
v. tr. - situer, (fig) être placé (bien/mal) pour, situer (dans son contexte)
adj. - situé

Deutsch (German)
v. - legen
adj. - gelegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τοποθετώ, ορίζω θέση, περιάγω σε κατάσταση, τοποθετημένος
adj. - (απαρχ.) κείμενος, τοποθετημένος

Italiano (Italian)
situare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - situar
adj. - situado

Русский (Russian)
помещать, создавать условия

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - situar, ubicar
adj. - situado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anbringa, placera, ställa, lägga
adj. - belägen, situerad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使位于, 使处于, 位于...的, 处于...的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使位於, 使處於
adj. - 位於...的, 處於...的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (어떤 장소에) 위치하게 하다, (어떤 입장에) 놓이게 하다
adj. - 위치하고 있는, 어떤 처지에 놓여 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 位置を与える, 置く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضعه في مركز ما أو ظروف معينه, يعين موقعا ل (صفه) في, موجود في, موقعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מיקם‬
adj. - ‮ממוקם (מיושן)‬


 
 
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