Situation I ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn Difficult Present Town Noun Bre

• to be in a difficult situation
• you could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately.
• we have all been in similar embarrassing situations.
• the present economic/financial/political, etc. situation

situation

1. all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place
• to be in a difficult situation
• You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately.
• We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.
• the present economic/financial/political, etc. situation
• He could see no way out of the situation.
• In your situation, I would look for another job.
• What we have here is a crisis situation.
• I'm in a no-win situation (= whatever I do will be bad for me).
• We've got a situation (= a problem, a difficulty) here.
• the present economic situation
• The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.
• She felt she was in a position of power.
• We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions.
• Hi, Jane! How are things?
• Think things over before you decide.
• If that is the case (= if the situation described is true), we need more staff.
• How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?
2. the kind of area or surroundings that a building or town has
• The town is in a delightful situation in a wide green valley.
3. a job
• Situations Vacant (= the title of the section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised)
4. to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen
• Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool.

Extra Examples

• Given the gravity of the situation, I’m not surprised she’s panicking.
• He saw she was confused and he took full advantage of the situation.
• I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday.
• I found myself in rather an awkward situation.
• I was in trouble and I could see no way out of the situation.
• Interfering now would only exacerbate the situation.
• She found it difficult to take in the situation.
• She tried her best to salvage the situation.
• She was forced to confront the reality of the situation.
• The peacekeepers are trained to defuse potentially explosive situations.
• The situation is deteriorating rapidly.
• The situation requires immediate action.
• We were placed in a hopeless situation.
• We will deal with that if the situation arises.
• What would the Republicans be doing if the situation were reversed?
• What would you do in this situation?
• You can adapt your knowledge to fit your particular situation.
• learning strategies to cope with difficult situations
• located in a beautiful situation
• the international political situation
• I’m in a no-win situation.
• The town is in a beautiful situation in a wide green valley.
• We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect situation.
• You need to consider the present economic situation.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in sense (2)): from French, or from medieval Latin situatio(n-), from situare ‘to place’ (see situate). Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.