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Situation

noun

The general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time. Synonym: state of affairs. "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"

A condition or position in which you find yourself. Synonym: position. "Found herself in a very fortunate situation"

A complex or critical or unusual difficulty. "That's quite a situation" , "No human situation is simple"

Physical position in relation to the surroundings. Synonym: site.

A job in an organization. Synonyms: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, spot.

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"Situation" Quotes from Famous Books

... Kennedy calmly, "he knows nothing about it. I didn't use any ordinary means to prepare against the experts who have brought this situation about. That message you heard me send went out over what ...

— The Dream Doctor • Arthur B. Reeve

... a deep easy-chair in his own room, and thought over the situation. His first impulse had been to be furiously angry with his father; but the latter having instantly explained that there was nothing to be said against the Duchessa, Giovanni's anger against the Prince had turned against himself. It was bitter to think ...

— Saracinesca • F. Marion Crawford

... are in subiection vnto the Tartars. Beyond these is Porta ferrea, or the yron gate, nowe called Derbent, which Alexander built to exclude the barbarous nations out of Persia. [Sidenote: He returneth by Derbent.] Concerning the situation whereof, your maiestie shall vnderstand more about the end of this Treatise: for I trauailed in my returne by the very same place. Betweene the two foresaid riuers, in the regions through the which we passed did Comanians of olde time inhabite, before they ...

— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries - Vol. II • Richard Hakluyt

... but begin to play I felt that I should not mind so much; but when he sat there and looked at me and half smiled, without beginning anything practical, I felt the situation at ...

— The First Violin - A Novel • Jessie Fothergill

... of Birlstone is a small and very ancient cluster of half-timbered cottages on the northern border of the county of Sussex. For centuries it had remained unchanged; but within the last few years its picturesque appearance and situation have attracted a number of well-to-do residents, whose villas peep out from the woods around. These woods are locally supposed to be the extreme fringe of the great Weald forest, which thins away until it reaches the northern ...

— The Valley of Fear • Arthur Conan Doyle

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