What is the meaning of situation?

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
  • A condition or position in which you find yourself.
    • usage: "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
  • A complex or critical or unusual difficulty.
    • usage: "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
  • Physical position in relation to the surroundings.
    • usage: "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
  • A job in an organization.
    • usage: "he occupied a post in the treasury"
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