CIRCUMSTANCE


Meaning of CIRCUMSTANCE in English

■ noun

1》 a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

2》 ( ~s ) one's state of financial or material welfare.

3》 archaic ceremony and public display: pomp and ~.

Phrases

under (or in ) the ~s given the difficult nature of the situation.

under (or in ) no ~s never.

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. circonstance or L. circumstantia , from circumstare 'encircle, encompass'.

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