| situate | (v) determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey, Syn. locate, Example: Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space; Locate the boundaries of the property |
| situate | (v) put (something somewhere) firmly, Syn. fix, posit, deposit, Example: She posited her hand on his shoulder; deposit the suitcase on the bench; fix your eyes on this spot |
| situation | (n) the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt, Syn. state of affairs, Example: the present international situation is dangerous; wondered how such a state of affairs had come about; eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation |
| situation | (n) a condition or position in which you find yourself, Syn. position, Example: the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils; found herself in a very fortunate situation |
| situation | (n) a complex or critical or unusual difficulty, Example: the dangerous situation developed suddenly; that's quite a situation; no human situation is simple |
| situation comedy | (n) a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life, Syn. sitcom |
| situation comedy | (n) a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life, Syn. sitcom |
| Situate | v. t. To place. [ R. ] Landor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Situated | Pleasure situate in hill and dale. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Situate |
| Situation | n. [ LL. situatio: cf. F. situation. ] A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ] There's situation for you! there's an heroic group! Sheridan. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Situation { f } | Situationen { pl } | der Ernst der Situation | situation | situations | the gravity of the situation [Add to Longdo] |
| Situationskomik { f } | Situationskomiken { pl } | slapstick; comedy derived from a situaton | slapsticks [Add to Longdo] |
| situationsbezogen | situational [Add to Longdo] |