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Meaning of situation in English

situation
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/ us
/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
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the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place:
the economic/political situation
Her news put me in a difficult situation.
"Would you get involved in a fight?" "It would depend on the situation."
I'll worry about it if/when/as the situation arises (= if/when/as it happens).
old use
a job:
My sister has a good situation as a teacher in the local school.
Synonyms
appointment (JOB)
job (EMPLOYMENT)
position (RANK)
post (JOB)
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employment (WORK)
work noun (ACTIVITY)
formal
the position of something, especially a town, building, etc.:
The house's situation in the river valley is perfect.
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situation | American Dictionary

situation
noun [ C ]
us
/ˌsɪtʃ·uˈeɪ·ʃən/
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a condition or combination of conditions that exist at a particular time:
I was in a situation where I didn’t have cash handy.
(Definition of situation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

situation | Business English

situation
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˌsɪtjuˈeɪʃən/ us
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the conditions that exist at a particular time and place:
Some dealers have taken advantage of the situation by adding £1,000 or more to the suggested retail price.
The airline did a good job of dealing with a very difficult situation.
economic/financial/political situation
the particular position of a building, business, city, etc.:
Florida's situation is ideal for making use of major sources of ocean power.
old-fashioned
a job

See also

Situations Vacant
Situations Wanted
special situation
(Definition of situation from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of situation

situation
There will be ambiguous situations in which learning should not be permitted.
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In the enriched representational context of events, situations, actions, and plans the operative representational unit is often a circuit of nodes rather than a node.
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In a language-learning situation with restricted availability to the target language, such a system would likely be predicted purely on the grounds of transfer.
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In the school situation, pupils were interested in the learning experiences of other groups and wanted to do the same musical activities.
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In the situation where oil palm is an option, following logging, the returns per hectare of forest converted are much superior to subsidized eco-forestry.
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After 25 unrewarded choices, the training situation was shown and a correct choice of the triangle was rewarded.
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At the level of the situation model, it is important to maintain separate representations for each participant.
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When a situation is represented by a frame, a matching process takes place.
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Many languages have mechanisms for reporting abnormal situations that arise at runtime.
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In this situation it was equally possible that other interested parties might want to strengthen the international reputation of the incumbent government.
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The situation is, however, quite different in the random setting.
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The remaining two tests test the array data structures in simple ephemeral and partially persistent situations.
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We wish to clarify these and welcome the chance her commentary provided to offer aspects of the social situation surrounding the case we presented.
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Higher temperatures may occur during the following situations.
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It was supposed that this approach may test a general model situation in other studies of impairment of cell nucleus function in embryonic development.
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Collocations with situation

situation

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abnormal situation
Furthermore, they have pursued that policy with very great courage and persistence in a perfectly abnormal situation.
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actual situation
The actual situation was more complicated and certainly more controversial.
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adverse situation
This adverse situation only increased the resentment of the maverick president against the political establishment.
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Translations of situation

in Chinese (Traditional)
處境，情況，形勢, 工作, （尤指城鎮、建築物等的）位置…
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处境，情况，形势, 工作, （尤指城镇、建筑物等的）位置…
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situación, trabajo, puesto…
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situação, cargo, situação [feminine]…
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स्थिती, ठिकाण, जागा…
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状況, 状態, 状況（じょうきょう）…
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hâl, durum, vaziyet…
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situation [feminine], situation, emplacement…
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situatie, ligging, betrekking…
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நடக்கும் விஷயங்களின் தொகுப்பு மற்றும் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்திலும் இடத்திலும் இருக்கும் நிலைமைகள், ஏதோ, குறிப்பாக ஒரு நகரம்…
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परिस्थिति, (किसी नगर, भवन आदि की) स्थिति…
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સ્થિતિ, સ્થાન…
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situation, beliggenhed, stilling…
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situation, läge, plats…
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keadaan, lokasi, pekerjaan…
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die Situation, die Lage, die Stellung…
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situasjon [masculine], situasjon, stilling…
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حالت, صورت حال, محلِ وقوع…
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стан, ситуація, місце…
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ситуация, положение, расположение…
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పరిస్థితి, ఏదో స్థానం, ముఖ్యంగా పట్టణం…
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مَوْقِف, وَضْع, حالة…
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পরিস্থিতি, অবস্থা…
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situace, umístění, zaměstnání…
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keadaan, lokasi, pekerjaan…
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สถานการณ์, สถานที่ตั้ง, ตำแหน่ง…
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tình hình, trạng thái, hoàn cảnh…
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sytuacja, położenie, lokalizacja…
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situazione, ubicazione, impiego…
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