Situation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Situation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Situation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
situation n the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt Synonym(s): situation, state of affairs a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" Synonym(s): situation, position a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" Synonym(s): site, situation a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Synonym(s): position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Situation \Sit`ua"tion\, n. [LL. situatio: cf. F. situation.] 1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation. 2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. A situation* of the greatest ease and tranquillity. --Rogers. 3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene. There's situation for you! there's an heroic group! --Sheridan. 4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government. Syn: State; position; seat; site; station; post; place; office; condition; case; plight. See {State}.