situation
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,039 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,701 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time also: state of affairs the present international situation is dangerouswondered how such a state of affairs had come about
- a condition or position in which you find yourself also: position the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evilsfound herself in a very fortunate situation
- a complex or critical or unusual difficulty the dangerous situation developed suddenlythat's quite a situation
- physical position in relation to the surroundings also: site the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
- a job in an organization also: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet he occupied a post in the treasury
situation in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The situation struck them as rather pleasant.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Sloane Square and South Kensington are full of women in her situation.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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And he manages to invent a story that will correspond exactly with the situation.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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On Christmas eve they sat over the stove, after the little ones had gone to bed, and discussed the situation.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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He resented Paredes's words and attitude which he defined as studied to draw humour out of a tragic and desperate situation.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1