Situation

/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

All the conditions and facts that are true at a particular time and place. It describes what is going on around someone or something.

Etymology

“Situation” comes from Medieval Latin “situatio,” from Latin “situare,” meaning “to place” or “to position.” Originally it referred to the physical placement of something. Over time it expanded to mean the whole set of circumstances around an event.

Kelly Says

A “situation” started as just where something was sitting. Then humans did what we always do: we turned physical space into mental space. Now your “situation” can be a money problem, a family drama, or a global crisis—not just where your chair is.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
ሁኔታ
ሁኔታ
AMአማርኛ
нөхцөл
НӨХЦӨЛ
ARالعربية
موقف
موقف
BGБългарски
ситуация
СИТУАЦИЯ
BNবাংলা
পরিস্থিতি
পরিস্থিতি
CACatalà
situación
SITUACIÓN
CSČeština
situation
SITUATION
DADansk
tilanne
TILANNE
DEDeutsch
Lage
LAGE
ELΕλληνικά
κατάσταση
ΚΑΤΆΣΤΑΣΗ
ESEspañol
situación
SITUACIÓN
ETEesti
položaj
POLOŽAJ
EUEuskara
situasie
SITUASIE
FAفارسی
situație
SITUAȚIE
FISuomi
situasjon
SITUASJON
FRFrançais
situation
SITUATION
GLGalego
egoera
EGOERA
HEעברית
מצב
מצב
HIहिन्दी
परिस्थिति
परिस्थिति
HRHrvatski
ситуација
СИТУАЦИЈА
HUMagyar
situace
SITUACE
IDBahasa Indonesia
situasi
SITUASI
ITItaliano
situazione
SITUAZIONE
JA日本語
状況
状況
KO한국어
상황
상황
LTLietuvių
situācija
SITUĀCIJA
LVLatviešu
olukord
OLUKORD
MNМонгол
အခြေအနေ
အခြေအနေ
MSBahasa Melayu
keadaan
KEADAAN
MYမြန်မာ
situación
NLNederlands
situatie
SITUATIE
NONorsk
situácia
SITUÁCIA
PLPolski
sytuacja
SYTUACJA
PTPortuguês
situação
SITUAÇÃO
RORomână
helyzet
HELYZET
RUРусский
ситуация
СИТУАЦИЯ
SKSlovenčina
ситуация
СИТУАЦИЯ
SLSlovenščina
situació
SITUACIÓ
SRСрпски
padėtis
PADĖTIS
SVSvenska
situation
SITUATION
SWKiswahili
hali
HALI
TAதமிழ்
சூழ்நிலை
சூழ்நிலை
TEతెలుగు
حالات
حالات
THไทย
สถานการณ์
สถานการณ์
TRTürkçe
durum
DURUM
UKУкраїнська
ситуація
СИТУАЦІЯ
URاردو
وضعیت
وضعیت
VITiếng Việt
tình huống
TÌNH HUỐNG
ZH中文
情况
情况

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