in situ

See also: insitu and in-situ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in + sitū, ablative singular of situs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɪ.t(j)uː/, /ɪnˈsaɪ.t(j)uː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪtjuː, -aɪːtjuː

Adjective

in situ (not comparable)

1. In its original position or place.

   Antonym: ex situ

Adverb

in situ (not comparable)

1. In its original position or place.

   Antonym: ex situ

Translations

in its original position or place

• Czech: na místě
• Polish: in situ (pl)
• Romanian: in situ
• Russian: на месте (ru) (na meste)
• Slovak: na mieste
• Turkish: in situ

See also

• in loco
• in utero
• in vivo
• on site
• on the ground

Anagrams

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in + sitū, ablative singular of situs.

Phrase

in situ

1. in situ, in its original position or place.

   Antonym: ex situ

Further reading

• “in situ”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin.

Adverb

in situ

1. in situ

References

• “in situ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin.

Adverb

in situ

1. in situ

References

• “in situ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Adverb

in situ

1. in situ

Further reading

• “in situ”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025