situation

[ sich-oo-ey-shuhn ]
/ ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən /
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noun

Origin of situation

First recorded in 1480–90, situation is from the Medieval Latin word situātiōn- (stem of situātiō). See situate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR situation

1 site.
4 See state.
5 See position.
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OTHER WORDS FROM situation

sit·u·a·tion·al, adjective sit·u·a·tion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby situation

sitting trot, sittwe, situ, situate, situated, situation, situation comedy, situation ethics, situation room, situational irony, situational psychosis

Words related to situation

position, case, scene, place, plight, condition, job, trade, direction, locality, locale, footing, spot, site, locus, whereabouts, station, location, latitude, post

Example sentences from the Web for situation

British Dictionary definitions for situation

situation
/ (ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən) /

noun

physical placement, esp with regard to the surroundings
  1. state of affairs; combination of circumstances
  2. a complex or critical state of affairs in a novel, play, etc
social or financial status, position, or circumstances
a position of employment; post

Derived forms of situation

situational, adjective

usage for situation

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

Idioms and Phrases with situation

situation

see no-win situation.