SITUATION


Meaning of SITUATION in English

n.1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation).

2 a set of circumstances; a position in which one finds oneself; a state of affairs (came out of a difficult situation with credit).

3 an employee's position or job.

4 a critical point or complication in a drama.

Phrases and idioms:

situation comedy a comedy in which the humour derives from the situations the characters are placed in. situations vacant (or wanted) headings of lists of employment offered and sought.

Derivatives:

situational adj.

Etymology: ME f. F situation or med.L situatio (as SITUATE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.