noun 1 A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs.
‘the situation between her and Jake had come to a head’
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‘the political situation in Russia’ ‘If your thoughts are good and creative then you don't need to worry about the situations and circumstances.’ ‘The worst of the economic crisis may be over, but the political situation is far from decided.’ ‘On occasions I've been placed in situations I would consider dangerous.’ ‘Time and time again he reacted quickly to dangerous situations.’ ‘Children attending the camp will learn how to identify dangerous situations and act accordingly.’ ‘They said driving lessons and tests should include motorway and night driving and handling dangerous situations.’ ‘Three police constables have received awards for their bravery in dealing with dangerous situations.’ ‘He says there's a way of ensuring they won't become a hazard in such dangerous situations.’ ‘I am more or less used to it because this is not the first time I've been in dangerous situations.’ ‘Rescuing women from dangerous situations might come easy to heroes in a script.’ ‘Children should be taught to be assertive, but to walk away from dangerous situations.’ ‘I write to inform you about the dangerous situation which is occurring at Bedwyn station.’ ‘We dread the idea that we'll be stuck in a situation that might be dangerous.’ ‘Sometimes we get in dangerous situations that can't be overcome by one person alone.’ ‘How many times have you been in one of these dangerous situations and wished you knew exactly what to do?’ ‘I agree with Fair Trade people when it comes to most economic and political situations.’ ‘As evening approached, the situation was becoming rather dangerous for the team.’ ‘One would hardly expect the authority to leave the child in a dangerous situation, after all.’ ‘I searched for drugs in every town we worked in and I got into some dangerous situations but I was lucky to get out unharmed.’ ‘We know that not all emergency situations turn out the way we would like them.’ Synonyms
circumstances , set of circumstances, state of affairs, affairs, state, condition, case
View synonyms 2 The location and surroundings of a place.
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‘the situation of the town is pleasant’ Synonyms
emergency , emergency situation, urgent situation, crisis, potential crisis
View synonyms 3 formal A position of employment; a job.
Phrases situations vacant British A newspaper page or section containing advertisements for job vacancies.
‘Fifty companies looking for employees in a variety of fields were selected at random from newspaper situations vacant columns and recruitment websites.’
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‘If I needed work I'd search through the situations vacant ads.’ situations wanted British A newspaper page or section containing advertisements by people seeking jobs.
Origin Late Middle English (in situation (sense 2)): from French, or from medieval Latin situatio(n-), from situare ‘to place’ (see situate ). Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century.