situation

(sĭch'ū-ā'shən)
n.

1. 1. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
   2. The place in which something is situated; a location.
2. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
3. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. See synonyms at state.
4. A critical, problematic, or striking set of circumstances.
5. A position of employment; a post.

situational sit'u·a'tion·al adj.
situationally sit'u·a'tion·al·ly adv.

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is a useful noun for expressing the meaning 'a set of circumstances, a state of affairs', especially when preceded by a defining adjective, e.g. the financial situation, the political situation, etc. It is less useful, indeed often redundant, when a noun precedes: crisis situation adds nothing to crisis and emergency situation adds nothing to emergency because both words implicitly denote situations in themselves. On the other hand, hostage situation is a convenient short way of saying 'a situation in which hostages have been taken' because hostage is not already a 'situation' word.

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noun

1. One's place and direction relative to one's surroundings: bearing (often used in plural), location, orientation, position. See place.
2. The place where a person or thing is located: emplacement, location, locus, placement, position, site. See place.
3. Positioning of one individual vis-à-vis others: footing, place, position, rank¹, standing, station, status. See place.
4. Manner of being or form of existence: condition, mode, state, status. See be.
5. A post of employment: appointment, berth, billet, job, office, place, position, slot, spot. Slang gig. See place.

The location of a phenomenon, such as a town, in relation to other phenomena, such as other towns. Compare with site.

The objective set of conditions towards which a person acts or reacts.

IN BRIEF: A circumstance, condition. Also: The way something is positioned or located.

The situation in which they found themselves delighted them.

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sign description: The sign SITUATION is made with an E hand.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - situation, beliggenhed, stilling

idioms:

• situation comedy    situationskomedie
• situations vacant    ledige stillinger

Nederlands (Dutch)
situatie, betrekking, toestand, ligging

Français (French)
n. - situation, emploi

idioms:

• situation comedy    comédie de situation
• situations vacant    offres disponibles

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lage, Situation, Stelle

idioms:

• situation comedy    Situationskomödie
• situations vacant    Stellenangebote

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θέση, τοποθεσία, πόστο, κατάσταση (πραγμάτων), κορύφωση δραματικής πλοκής

idioms:

• situation comedy    φαρσοκωμωδία
• situations vacant    (για μικρές αγγελίες κ.λπ.) ζητούνται υπάλληλοι

Italiano (Italian)
posizione, situazione, impiego

idioms:

• situation comedy    telenovella comica
• situations vacant    offresi impiego

Português (Portuguese)
n. - situação (f) posição (f), circunstâncias (f pl), emprego (m), ponto (m) crítico em drama

idioms:

• situation comedy    comédia (f) de situação
• situations vacant    local (m) vazio

Русский (Russian)
ситуация, место, местность, местоположение

idioms:

• situation comedy    комедия положений, комедийный сериал
• situations vacant    колонка объявлений о трудоустройстве

Español (Spanish)
n. - ubicación, emplazamiento, situación, puesto, empleo

idioms:

• situation comedy    comedia de enredos
• situations vacant    ofertas de trabajo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - situation, läge, belägenhet, omständighet, plats, anställning, arbete

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
情形, 位置, 境遇

idioms:

• situation comedy    电视连续喜剧
• situations vacant    报刊上的招聘广告栏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 情形, 位置, 境遇

idioms:

• situation comedy    電視連續喜劇
• situations vacant    報刊上的招聘廣告欄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 위치, 상황

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 立場, 状況, 就職口, 位置, 場所, 急場, 状態

idioms:

• no-win situation    勝つ見込みはない
• situation comedy    状況喜劇

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موقع, مكان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצב, סיטואציה, עמדה, סביבה, רקע, משרה, עבודה, מיקום‬

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