| n. | 1. | Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; |
| 2. | Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. | |
| 3. | Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene. | |
| 4. | Permanent position or employment; place; office; |
| Noun | 1. | situation - 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 Synonyms: state of affairs |
| 2. | situation - 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" Synonyms: position | |
| 3. | situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" | |
| 4. | situation - physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" Synonyms: site | |
| 5. | situation - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |