situation

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US /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
the set of conditions or facts that exist at a particular time

The company is in a difficult financial situation this year.
2

noun
a difficult or serious problem that needs to be dealt with

Boss, we've got a situation here that needs your attention.
3

noun
the place where something is located in relation to its surroundings

The hotel has a delightful situation on the river bank.

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1 noun · the set of conditions or... position condition

2 noun · a difficult or serious... difficulty dilemma

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Forms situations

Derived forms resituationshituationsituationalsituationismsituationistsituationlesssituationship

Related forms sitcom site situate situated

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difficult situation
a situation that is hard to deal with or resolve

Adjective + noun
current situation
the existing or present state of affairs

Adjective + noun
dangerous situation
a situation that poses a serious risk of harm

Adjective + noun
similar situation
a situation that closely resembles another in its key features

Adjective + noun
control the situation
keep a situation under management so it does not get worse

Verb + noun
face a situation
confront and deal with a situation directly

Verb + noun

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catch-22
Matching variant: a catch-22 situation

a no-win situation in which every possible solution is blocked by the very rules of the problem

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SNAFU
Matching variant: Situation normal - all fucked up

Etymology

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.

situacioun Middle English situation Middle French situatio la-med

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# situation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɪ.t͡ʃuˈ(w)eɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsɪt.juːˈeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 819

## Meanings
1. the set of conditions or facts that exist at a particular time
2. a difficult or serious problem that needs to be dealt with
3. the place where something is located in relation to its surroundings

## Examples
- The company is in a difficult financial situation this year.
- Boss, we've got a situation here that needs your attention.
- The hotel has a delightful situation on the river bank.

## Synonyms
- state

## Derived Forms
- resituation
- shituation
- situational
- situationism
- situationist
- situationless
- situationship

## Related Forms
- sitcom
- site
- situate
- situated

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: situacioun
- Root: situation
- Root: situatio

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Situation is 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. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English situacioun, Middle French situation, la-med situatio. In current use it includes senses such as the set of conditions or facts that exist at a particular time and a difficult or serious problem that needs to be dealt with.

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