SITUATION

n. 1 place, position, location, spot, site, locale, setting The situation of the monastery, high on the mountain, makes it almost inaccessible 2 state (of affairs), condition, circumstances, case, status (quo), lay of the land, picture; plight, predicament; Colloq ball game; kettle of fish The present situation calls for careful planning The chancellor's policies have done little to improve the economic situation. 3 position, place, job, employment, post, Colloq berth Jenkins likes his new situation as Lord Fortescue's valet