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

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. situation, state of affairsnoun

   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, positionnoun

   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. situationnoun

   a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

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

4. site, situationnoun

   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, situationnoun

   a job in an organization

   "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. situationnoun

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

2. situationnoun

   The place in which something is situated; a location.

3. situationnoun

   Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

4. situationnoun

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

5. situationnoun

   A position of employment; a post.

6. situationnoun

   A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

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

1. Situationnoun

   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. Situationnoun

   position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case

3. Situationnoun

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

4. Situationnoun

   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.

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Difficulty
   • Occupation
   • State

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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say situation in sign language?

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. Kelly Hager:

   From being as independent and driven as I was to literally needing somebody to help me shower, there's a change in mindset, unconsciously you take steps to get yourself outside of that situation by putting one foot in front of the other and having the support system around you to do it. That is what propelled me.

2. Lise Grande:

   Many of us had hoped the situation would have improved in the past year (and) that we would be in a position where displaced families were headed home, we're not anywhere near that.

3. Jersey Governor Chris Christie:

   This is once again a situation where the private sector laps us in the government with the use of technology, we should bring in the folks from FedEx to use the technology to be able to do it. There's nothing wrong with that.

4. Supreme Court spokesman Mario Siecavizza:

   Criminal responsibility is personal, and it will be the judge who must resolve his situation.

5. Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos:

   We will take stock of the situation on May 12. Should we see no success by then we will not hesitate to create requirements so that border controls in Europe can be extended.

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