English [ edit ] Alternative forms [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] From Middle English situacioun situacion Middle French situation Medieval Latin situatio ( “ position, situation ” ) , from situare ( “ to locate, place ” ) , from Latin situs ( “ a site ” ) . Equivalent to situate -ion
Pronunciation [ edit ] enPR : sĭt-yo͞o-ā'shən , sĭch-o͞o-ā'shən , IPA (key ) : /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/ , /sɪtʃuˈ(w)eɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən situation (plural situations
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs .
The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.
1898 , Winston Churchill , chapter 5, in The Celebrity Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank.
1908 , Kenneth Grahame , The Wind in the Willows ...he being naturally an underground animal by birth and breeding, the situation of Badger's house exactly suited him and made him feel at home; while the Rat, who slept every night in a bedroom the windows of which opened on a breezy river, naturally felt the atmosphere still and oppressive.
The place in which something is situated; a location .
1833 , Thomas Hibbert and Robert Buist, The American Flower Garden Directory , page 142:
[Hibíscus] speciòsus is the most splendid, and deserves a situation in every garden.
Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances .
( Britain ) A position of employment; a post .
1843 , Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol :‘Let me hear another sound from you,’ said Scrooge, ‘and you’ll keep your Christmas by losing your situation !
1913 , D.H. Lawrence , Sons and Lovers When he was nineteen, he suddenly left the 'Co-op' office, and got a situation in Nottingham. 1946 , Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, Milt Gabler, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie You take a morning paper from the top of the stack
And read the situations from the front to the back
The only job that's open need a man with a knack
So put it right back in the rack Jack. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
Boss, we've got a situation here... Synonyms [ edit ] Related terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ]
position vis-à-vis surroundings
Albanian: situatë (sq) f
Arabic: حَالَة (ar) f ( ḥāla )
Armenian: տեղադրություն (hy) ( teładrutʿyun ) , տեղ (hy) ( teł )
Bashkir: торош ( toroš )
Belarusian: стано́вішча n ( stanóvišča ) , сітуа́цыя f ( situácyja )
Bulgarian: положе́ние (bg) n ( položénie ) , ситуа́ция (bg) f ( situácija )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 形勢 (zh) , 形势 (zh) ( xíngshì ) , 情況 (zh) , 情况 (zh) ( qíngkuàng ) , 狀態 (zh) , 状态 (zh) ( zhuàngtài )
Czech: situace (cs) f poloha (cs) f místo (cs) n
Danish: situation
Dutch: situatie (nl)
Finnish: sijainti (fi)
French: situation (fr) f
Galician: situación (gl) f
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Lage (de) f
Greek: κατάσταση (el) f ( katástasi )
Hebrew: מיקום m ( mikúm )
Hungarian: fekvés (hu)
Irish: suíomh m
Japanese: 状態 (ja) ( じょうたい, jōtai ) , 状況 (ja) ( じょうきょう, jōkyō ) , 境遇 (ja) ( きょうぐう, kyōgū ) , 情況 (ja) ( じょうきょう, jōkyō )
Kazakh: жағдай ( jağday ) , ахуал ( axwal )
Korean: 상태 (ko) ( sangtae ) (狀態 (ko) ), 상황 (ko) ( sanghwang ) (狀況 (ko) ), 처지 (ko) ( cheoji ) (處地 (ko) )
Kyrgyz: ситуация (ky) ( situatsiya ) , жагдай (ky) ( cagday )
Latvian: stāvoklis m
Lü: ᦋᦸᧂᧈᦂᦱᧃ ( tsoang1 k̇aan )
Macedonian: ситуација f ( situacija )
Maori: tūāhua tūnga
Mongolian: байрлал (mn) ( bajrlal )
Persian: وضعیت (fa) ( vaz'iyyat ) , جایگاه (fa) ( jâygâh )
Polish: sytuacja (pl) f pozycja (pl) f
Portuguese: posição (pt) f
Romanian: situare (ro) f situație (ro) f
Russian: расположе́ние (ru) n ( raspoložénije ) , положе́ние (ru) n ( položénije ) , ситуа́ция (ru) f ( situácija ) , пози́ция (ru) f ( pozícija )
Scottish Gaelic: suidheachadh m
Slovak: situácia (sk) f poloha f
Slovene: situacija f
Spanish: localización (es) f ubicación (es) f
Swedish: läge (sv) , plats (sv) , placering (sv)
Tajik: ҷойгоҳ ( joygoh ) , ҷойгаҳ ( joygah ) , макон ( makon ) , мавқеъ ( mavqeʾ ) , мавқеият ( mavqeyiyat ) , ҷойгиршавӣ ( joygiršavī ) , ҷой ( joy ) , ҷо (tg) ( jo )
Thai: สถานการณ์ (th) ( sà-tǎa-ná-gaan )
Ukrainian: ситуа́ція f ( sytuácija ) , стано́вище n ( stanóvyšče )
Vietnamese: tình thế (vi) , tình hình (vi)
location
Arabic: مَوْقِع (ar) m ( mawqiʿ )
Armenian: տեղադրություն (hy) ( teładrutʿyun ) , տեղ (hy) ( teł )
Bashkir: урын ( urïn ) , урынлашыу ( urïnlašïw ) , торош ( toroš )
Belarusian: месцазнахо́джанне n ( mjescaznaxódžannje )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 場所 (zh) , 场所 (zh) ( chǎngsuǒ ) , 位置 (zh) ( wèizhi )
Dutch: plaats (nl) f locatie (nl) f
Finnish: sijainti (fi)
French: lieu (fr) m localisation (fr) f situation (fr) f
Galician: localización (gl) f
German: Lage (de) f Ort (de) m Platz (de) m
Greek: τοποθεσία (el) f ( topothesía ) , θέση (el) f ( thési )
Hebrew: מיקום m ( mikúm )
Hungarian: hely (hu)
Irish: áit (ga) f
Japanese: 場所 (ja) ( ばしょ, basho ) , 位置 (ja) ( いち, ichi )
Korean: 장소 (ko) ( jangso ) (場所 (ko) ), 위치 (ko) ( wichi ) (位置 (ko) )
Latvian: stāvoklis m
Maori: tūnga
Persian: وضعیت (fa) ( vaz'iyyat ) , موقعیت (fa) ( mowqe'iyyat ) , جایگاه (fa) ( jâygâh )
Portuguese: localização (pt) f
Romanian: poziție (ro) f localizare (ro) f
Russian: положе́ние (ru) n ( položénije ) , местоположе́ние (ru) n ( mestopoložénije ) , местонахожде́ние (ru) n ( mestonaxoždénije ) , расположе́ние (ru) n ( raspoložénije ) , пози́ция (ru) f ( pozícija )
Scottish Gaelic: suidheachadh m
Slovak: miesto (sk)
Spanish: localización (es) f ubicación (es) f
Swedish: plats (sv) , läge (sv) n
Ukrainian: місцеполо́ження n ( miscepolóžennja ) , поло́ження n ( polóžennja ) , розташува́ння n ( roztašuvánnja )
Vietnamese: vị trí (vi) , địa điểm (vi)
one's status with regard to circumstances
Arabic: حَالَة (ar) f ( ḥāla )
Armenian: դիրք (hy) ( dirkʿ )
Bashkir: хәл ( xäl )
Belarusian: стан m ( stan ) , сітуа́цыя f ( situácyja ) , стано́вішча n ( stanóvišča )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 情況 (zh) , 情况 (zh) ( qíngkuàng ) , 狀態 (zh) , 状态 (zh) ( zhuàngtài ) , 境遇 (zh) ( jìngyù )
Czech: situace (cs)
Dutch: situatie (nl)
Finnish: tilanne (fi)
French: situation (fr) f
Georgian: სიტუაცია ( siṭuacia )
German: Lage (de) f Situation (de) f Zustand (de) m
Greek: κατάσταση (el) f ( katástasi )
Hindi: परिस्थिति (hi) ( paristhiti )
Hungarian: helyzet (hu)
Indonesian: situasi (id) , keadaan (id)
Interlingua: situation
Irish: cás m scéal (ga) m
Italian: situazione (it) f
Japanese: 状態 (ja) ( じょうたい, jōtai ) , 状況 (ja) ( じょうきょう, jōkyō ) , 境遇 (ja) ( きょうぐう, kyōgū )
Korean: 상태 (ko) ( sangtae ) (狀態 (ko) ), 상황 (ko) ( sanghwang ) (狀況 (ko) ), 처지 (ko) ( cheoji ) (處地 (ko) )
Latvian: stāvoklis m
Maori: pūāhua
Persian: وضعیت (fa) ( vaz'iyyat )
Polish: sytuacja (pl) f położenie (pl) n
Portuguese: situação (pt) f
Romanian: stare (ro) f situație (ro)
Russian: положе́ние (ru) n ( položénije ) , ситуа́ция (ru) f ( situácija ) , состоя́ние (ru) n ( sostojánije )
Scottish Gaelic: suidheachadh m
Serbo-Croatian: situacija (sh) f položaj (sh) m
Slovak: situácia (sk)
Spanish: situación (es) f estado (es) m
Swedish: plats (sv) , status (sv) , ställning (sv) , situation (sv) c
Telugu: స్థితి (te) ( sthiti )
Ukrainian: поло́ження n ( polóžennja ) , ситуа́ція f ( sytuácija ) , стан (uk) m ( stan ) , стано́вище n ( stanóvyšče )
Urdu: حالات ( hālāt )
state of affairs
Arabic: حَالَة (ar) f ( ḥāla )
Armenian: իրավիճակ (hy) ( iravičak ) , իրադրություն (hy) ( iradrutʿyun )
Bashkir: хәл ( xäl )
Bengali: পরিস্থিতি ( pôriśthiti )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 情況 (zh) , 情况 (zh) ( qíngkuàng ) , 狀態 (zh) , 状态 (zh) ( zhuàngtài ) , 境遇 (zh) ( jìngyù ) , 情勢 (zh) , 情势 (zh) ( qíngshì )
Czech: situace (cs) f
Dutch: situatie (nl)
Esperanto: aferstato stato de aferoj situacio
Finnish: tilanne (fi) , olosuhteet (fi) , olot (fi)
French: situation (fr) f
Georgian: სიტუაცია ( siṭuacia )
German: Situation (de) f
Greek: κατάσταση (el) f ( katástasi )
Hebrew: מצב (he) m ( matsáv )
Hungarian: körülmények (hu) pl viszonyok (hu) pl
Ido: situaciono
Indonesian: situasi (id) , keadaan (id)
Interlingua: situation
Irish: staid f cúrsaí m pl
Italian: situazione (it) f
Japanese: 状況 (ja) ( じょうきょう, jōkyō ) , 情勢 (ja) ( じょうせい, jōsei )
Korean: 상태 (ko) ( sangtae ) (狀態 (ko) ), 상황 (ko) ( sanghwang ) (狀況 (ko) ), 처지 (ko) ( cheoji ) (處地 (ko) )
Latvian: stāvoklis m situācija f
Persian: وضعیت (fa) ( vaz'iyyat )
Polish: sytuacja (pl) f położenie (pl) n
Portuguese: situação (pt) f
Romanian: stadiu (ro) n etapă (ro) f situație (ro) f
Russian: ситуа́ция (ru) f ( situácija ) , обстано́вка (ru) f ( obstanóvka ) , положе́ние (ru) n ( položénije )
Scottish Gaelic: suidheachadh m
Slovak: situácia (sk)
Spanish: situación (es) f estado (es) m
Swedish: läge (sv) , ställning (sv) , situation (sv)
Tajik: ҳол ( hol ) , ҳолат ( holat ) , вазъ ( vazʾ ) , вазъият ( vazʾiyat )
Telugu: పరిస్థితి (te) ( paristhiti )
Ukrainian: обстано́вка f ( obstanóvka ) , ситуа́ція f ( sytuácija ) , стан (uk) m ( stan )
Vietnamese: tình hình (vi) (情形
position of employment
Persian: جایگاه (fa) ( jâygâh ) , رتبه (fa) ( rotbe ) , شأن (fa) ( ša'n )
Portuguese: situação (pt) f
Romanian: post (ro) n posturi (ro) n pl poziţie (ro) f
Russian: положе́ние (ru) n ( položénije ) , до́лжность (ru) f ( dólžnostʹ )
Slovak: miesto (sk) , pozícia
Spanish: nivel (es) m puesto (es) m
Swedish: plats (sv) , ställning (sv) , tjänst (sv) , anställning (sv)
Tajik: ҷойгоҳ ( joygoh ) , ҷойгоҳ ( joygoh ) , рутба ( rutba )
Ukrainian: пос́ада f ( pośada )
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See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] Source for the definitions:
Dictionary.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. [1] (accessed: March 10, 2007).
situation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary situation in The Century Dictionary , The Century Co., New York, 1911.situation at OneLook Dictionary Search Anagrams [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] situer -ation
Pronunciation [ edit ] situation f plural situations
situation ( all meanings ) Further reading [ edit ] Interlingua [ edit ] situation (plural situationes
situation state of affairs Swedish [ edit ] Pronunciation [ edit ] IPA (key ) : /sɪtvaˈɧuːn/ , /sɪtɵaˈɧuːn/ situation c
a situation Declension [ edit ] Synonyms [ edit ] Related terms [ edit ] 