position
∞
3.5
- noun
- /pəˈzɪʃən/
:
postura
- So we just heard John's position about altcoins, which is negative.
- take a position
- support the position
- defend the position
Instead, his position is a bit more complex.
- Instead, his position is a bit more complex.
- And I find their, their position persuasive.
- But I've taken I've taken my position and say I'm not stopping.
- I, I don't think that is the position today.
- For me, that's my current position on how I think about that.
- But COVID because your position on COVID or actual COVID?
- So these were the guys who had the national position on any given topic.
- So you put yourself in a very defensive position by praying in this way.
- Putting yourself in the position of the reader, I think is key.
- And it she it now it seems that her position was correct.
- All perspective mental positions. You have them, they are there.
Examples
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Allow me to restate my position.
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Senator Knight, what will your position be on the subject of human rights?
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Instead, his position is a bit more complex.
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I understand your position, honey.
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I just wanted to fit in, so I did what anyone else in my position would do.
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What does it mean to look at human learning from the position of digital cultural studies?
Academic text (2017) -
For me, that's my current position on how I think about that.
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I just start from the position that most revolutions are bad.
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Hearing them articulate a broad range of positions helped her reflect on her own beliefs.
Academic text (2015) -
Hearing them articulate a broad range of positions helped her reflect on her own beliefs.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
One group in a fight, match or debate
∞
1.5
A personal opinion or belief about something
∞
1.0
A person's view about something
997
4.1
A way of thinking shaped by your beliefs or experiences
514
3.7
A way someone thinks about something, for example legally or personally
234
3.6
A way of looking at something from a particular point of view
167
3.9
A way of thinking about an issue that shows support or opposition
129
4.1
A person's way of thinking about something
107
4.2
A way of thinking about a subject or issue
33
5.9
A chosen way of thinking or dealing with a problem
1
4.4
A strong, clear opinion that does not change
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
5
6.0
A document that explains a group or person's view and gives reasons about an issue
- Specialized
2
6.8
A way of sitting with legs crossed and each foot on the opposite thigh used for yoga and meditation
- Offensive
1
9.1
A way of having sex where one partner lies on their back and the other sits on top facing them
- Specialized
A way of lying on the back with knees bent and thighs apart for vaginal or rectal exams
A job that is no longer needed because of company changes or new technology
- Specialized
Change in how a gene works when it moves to a new place on a chromosome
- Specialized
A person standing facing forward with arms at sides and palms forward, used as a reference for describing the body
How Firm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Position comes from an old Latin word positio from ponere, which means 'to put'. A helpful way to remember the opinion sense is to think of someone 'putting' forward a view, so a position is the view they 'put' on a topic.