(v) determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey, Syn.locate, Example: Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space; Locate the boundaries of the property
(v) put (something somewhere) firmly, Syn.fix, posit, deposit, Example: She posited her hand on his shoulder; deposit the suitcase on the bench; fix your eyes on this spot
(n) the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt, Syn.state of affairs, Example: 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
(n) a condition or position in which you find yourself, Syn.position, Example: the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils; found herself in a very fortunate situation
(n) a complex or critical or unusual difficulty, Example: the dangerous situation developed suddenly; that's quite a situation; no human situation is simple
{ } a. [ LL. situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See Site. ] 1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Placed; residing. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pleasure situate in hill and dale. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. [ 1913 Webster ]
A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene. [ 1913 Webster ]
There's situation for you! there's an heroic group! Sheridan. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government. [ 1913 Webster ]
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