station
30
6.3
- noun
- /ˈsteɪʃən/
- Formal
- In her innocence, she believed her high station made her invulnerable.
- station in life
- higher social station
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Watch on YouTubeI don't care what station of life you're existing in.
- I don't care what station of life you're existing in.
- Every relationship, every career, every building, every single station of identity will shift.
- I knew, you know, poker people of all different ranks and stations of life.
- And in that story, he has an accident where he's above his station in the world as he perceives it.
- Do I see somebody in need, somebody in a lower status or station?
- People are born for this and they're born for that, and they're not to move out of their station.
- He says pure and impure confront one another for the first time as designations of station.
- Bahais believe that Baha'a Allah holds a station similar to those of the great Prophet teachers of the ages.
- Are you, are you genuinely seeing that kind of future for us where your parents and their station in life almost predetermines your outcomes?
- So I don't think there should be any fear of like, you know, losing your station in society or any of that bullshit.
- He put his station in life on project status.
Examples
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Is this a man comfortable in his station?
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Do you know what the punishment is for servants who dress above their station?
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And at the time, because of my station, I was stuck.
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People no longer content with their station in life.
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In these circumstances, the best of our human nature embraced all those in need, regardless of the station in their life.
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I knew, you know, poker people of all different ranks and stations of life.
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I think you underestimate my station in this office and overrate your own.
Fiction book (1991) -
If you aspire to the station of Divine Counselor, you must leave superstition behind.
Fiction book (1992) -
He rose from humble beginnings to achieve a high station in society.
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Many people are judged based on their station, rather than their character.
Synonyms
∞
3.2
A person's job or rank in a group like a company
857
4.0
The situation or role someone has in relation to others
337
2.7
A person's social or professional position compared with others
183
3.2
A position in a group that shows someone's status or authority
95
3.7
The level of respect or place someone has in a group
15
4.1
A person's place in society based on money, job, or family
9
7.8
A group of people with similar social position, income, and education
1
3.8
A person's position in society based on wealth, family, or job
1
6.6
A person's place in a community based on wealth or rank
Compounds
177
1.3
A place that makes and sends shows you hear on radio or online, like news and music
- Specialized
131
3.9
A large place built in space where people live and work for science
- Specialized
21
7.1
A place often on a ship where sailors or soldiers go to prepare for fighting
- Specialized
13
2.7
A place with instruments and people who measure and record the weather
- Specialized
8
3.7
A device that picks up and sends a signal to make it stronger or reach farther
- Specialized
7
3.2
A building with machines that move water or sewage to other places
1
3.7
A portable rechargeable battery that gives electricity to devices when there is no power
- Specialized
1
4.4
A place where people watch and record weather, animals, or stars
1
9.5
An image in a church showing a part of Jesus's final journey to the place where he died
1
6.3
A place in another country where church workers live to teach and help local people
1
4.5
A marked place where buses or trains stop to pick up and drop off passengers
- Specialized
1
6.0
A place with equipment that makes weak communication signals stronger
- Specialized
A computer terminal connected to a system over a network, not directly
How High
234
4.7
38
3.4
- Formal
30
6.3
481
2.0
116
2.8
20
2.7
12
5.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Station comes from the Latin statio, from stare 'to stand', the same root as stand. So your social station is literally where you 'stand' in society, which is why it means your rank or position.