situation
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9.3
- noun
- /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/
- Archaic
:
puesto
- I have a situation you need to step into right now.
- a teaching situation
And so his contractual situation dictates that it's open.
- And so his contractual situation dictates that it's open.
- You sort of choose a partner, a friend, a work situation.
Examples
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Community industries should be organized to provide part-time work situations for in-school youth preparing for definite vocations.
Academic text (1995) -
I have a situation in St. Petersburg.
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Bernard has told me of your situation.
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Is it difficult for a clerk to get a situation?
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Practice has been canceled until we can figure out this coaching situation.
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If you do your work satisfactorily here, I think you'll find it a good situation.
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Teachers can simulate job-hunting situations that would require their students to use their job-seeking skills.
Academic text (1991) -
Many recent graduates are searching for situation in various fields of work.
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After the merger, several employees were offered a new situation within the company.
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She accepted a teaching situation at the local university to gain more experience.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
The job and duties someone has in a group or situation
∞
1.6
A job with official power in a government or organization
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3.2
A person's job or rank in a group like a company
560
3.1
A job or position in an organization where someone works
21
6.2
A job in an organization that many people want
20
7.4
A situation in which someone has a paid job
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
A very strong, rude way to say a situation is extreme or absurd
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.4
A careful study of a company's inside and outside factors to find what helps or harms its plans
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Situation comes from the root situare 'to place', so a helpful way to remember the old meaning 'a job' is to think of someone being 'placed' into a position at work. That's why people once used situation to mean a job.