Definitions for situation
ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃənsit·u·a·tion

Princeton's WordNet(2.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. situation, state of affairs(noun)

   the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

   "the present international situation is dangerous"; "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"- Franklin D.Roosevelt

2. situation, position(noun)

   a condition or position in which you find yourself

   "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

3. situation(noun)

   a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

   "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

4. site, situation(noun)

   physical position in relation to the surroundings

   "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

5. position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation(noun)

   a job in an organization

   "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. situation(Noun)

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

2. situation(Noun)

   The place in which something is situated; a location.

3. situation(Noun)

   Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

4. situation(Noun)

   The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

5. situation(Noun)

   A position of employment; a post.

6. situation(Noun)

   A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Situation(noun)

   manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation

2. Situation(noun)

   position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case

3. Situation(noun)

   relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene

4. Situation(noun)

   permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government

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1. Situation

   Situation is a Juno-nominated album by Buck 65 released on October 30, 2007.

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1. situation

   Song lyrics by situation -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by situation on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'situation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #641

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'situation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #504

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'situation' in Nouns Frequency: #186

Anagrams for situation »

1. titanious

How to pronounce situation?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of situation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of situation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of situation in a Sentence

1. Blaire Davis:

   What my teams are seeing and hearing - it's very hard to move around and get the information they need to move forward, speedboats are back in play, as long as the weather stays good... As the rains have stopped, roads are cleared, and debris is being cleared from the water, we're getting much better eyes on (the situation).

2. Mkhaimar Abusada:

   These protests were the largest, the longest and the most violent in terms of Hamas suppression, this was a message of anger to Hamas that the situation is unbearable and that it must reconsider all its policies.

3. Albino Oliveira:

   We'll see what happens in parliament, if lawmakers reject the government program it will prolong uncertainty, but if it is approved it will stabilize the situation.

4. Matthew Kaufler:

   The geopolitical situation is the risk that keeps me up at night, as it continues to mutate in scary directions. It is clearly the wild card.

5. Arnoldas Pranckevicius:

   The Baltic states are close partners, have a similar epidemiological situation and their economies are well integrated, so the free movement of people as well as goods is very important for the region, opening the borders is up to the member states, and the European Commission expects them to talk to each other, to coordinate their actions and to not discriminate against nationals of other EU members.

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