Meaning

8 senses

  1. The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.

    The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.

    Situation

    ситуа́цияsituácija, обстано́вкаobstanóvka, положе́ниеpoložénije

    обстано́вкаobstanóvka, ситуа́ціяsytuácija, станstan

    the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

  2. The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.

    The Botanical Gardens are in a delightful situation on the river bank.

    Lage

    расположе́ниеraspoložénije, положе́ниеpoložénije, ситуа́цияsituácija

    ситуа́ціяsytuácija, стано́вищеstanóvyšče

  3. The place in which something is situated; a location.

    Lage, Ort, Platz

    положе́ниеpoložénije, местоположе́ниеmestopoložénije, местонахожде́ниеmestonaxoždénije

    місцеполо́женняmiscepolóžennja, поло́женняpolóžennja, розташува́нняroztašuvánnja

  4. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.

    Lage, Situation, Zustand

    положе́ниеpoložénije, ситуа́цияsituácija, состоя́ниеsostojánije

    поло́женняpolóžennja, ситуа́ціяsytuácija, станstan

  5. (UK)A position of employment; a post.

    Stellung

    положе́ниеpoložénije, до́лжностьdólžnostʹ

    пос́адаpośada

    physical position in relation to the surroundings

  6. A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.

    Boss, we've got a situation here…

  7. (US)An individual movie theater.

  8. (slang)An outfit, garment, or look.

    She is working some sort of amazing burgundy chiffon situation with gold piping.

Examples

2409 sentences

  1. I've been in this situation before.

    Я вже бував у такій ситуації. — deniko

    ruЯ бывал раньше в подобной ситуации. — odexed

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  2. I've explained the situation to Tom.

    Я пояснив Томові ситуацію. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

    ruЯ объяснил ситуацию Тому. — odexed

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  3. Tom handled the situation very well.

    Том дуже добре справився із ситуацією. — deniko

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  4. Tom is aware of the situation.

    Том в курсі щодо ситуації. — Ahha

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  5. I'm not happy about the situation.

    Мені не подобається така ситуація. — Ahha

    ruМне не нравится эта ситуация. — al_ex_an_der

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
combination of circumstances at a given moment; state of affairs:
position vis-à-vis surroundings:
location:
position of employment:
Русский
By meaning 5
combination of circumstances at a given moment; state of affairs:
position vis-à-vis surroundings:
location:
one's status with regard to circumstances:
position of employment:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
combination of circumstances at a given moment; state of affairs:
position vis-à-vis surroundings:
location:
one's status with regard to circumstances:
position of employment:

Origin

From Middle English situacioun, situacion, from Middle French situation, from Medieval Lat

From Middle English situacioun, situacion, from Middle French situation, from Medieval Latin situatio (“position, situation”), from situare (“to locate, place”), from Latin situs (“a site”). By surface analysis, situate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: situations
Singularsituation
Pluralsituations

regular

Synonyms

38 synonyms
combination of circumstances:conditionA2
bindB2crossA2difficultyA2dilemmaB2fixA2holeA1jamA2kettleB1pickleB2predicamentB2spotA1troubleA2bucket of syrupcalvary
Close in meaning

Word family

20 related words
RelatedsiteA1situatesituatedsituation comedysitcom
Derivedchicken-and-egg situationclinical situationin-basket situationinteresting situationlimit situationresituationsituationalsituationismsituationistsituationlesssituation roomsituationshipsituation theoryspecial situationsticky situation

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • about the situation
  • explain the situation
  • the situation is
  • handle the situation
  • of the situation
  • kind of situation
  • with the situation
  • the situation has
  • situation like this
  • difficult situation
  • understand the situation
  • the situation to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sittingsituatesixA1sixteenA1sixteenth

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