SITUATION

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity. Rogers.

3.
n.

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.
n.

Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government.