word-vault/dist/data/cards/si/situation.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "situation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place",
            "sensetop": "in a situationsituation where/in which…in somebody's situation",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the present **economic/financial/political situation**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no doubt that the **current situation** is very serious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People are fed up with the **present situation**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are now in a **difficult situation**.",
                    "contextForm": "in a situation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What would you **do in this situation**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have all been in **similar** embarrassing **situations**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm in a **no-win situation** *(= whatever I do will be bad for me)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a **win-win situation** all around."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You could **get into a situation** where you have to decide immediately.",
                    "contextForm": "situation where/in which…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In your situation, I would look for another job.",
                    "contextForm": "in somebody's situation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could see no way out of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I thought she **handled the situation** well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our staff are trained to **deal with these situations**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What can we do to **improve the situation**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will be **monitoring the situation** closely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The failure of the talks **created a** dangerous **situation** in the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If this **situation arises** again, we will know what to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've got a situation *(= a problem, a difficulty)* here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What we have here is a crisis situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Given the gravity of the situation, I'm not surprised she's panicking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He saw she was confused and he took full advantage of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found myself in rather an awkward situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Interfering now would only exacerbate the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She found it difficult to take in the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tried her best to salvage the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was forced to confront the reality of the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The peacekeepers are trained to defuse potentially explosive situations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The situation is deteriorating rapidly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The situation requires immediate action."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were placed in a hopeless situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What would the Republicans be doing if the situation were reversed?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What would you do in this situation?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can adapt your knowledge to fit your particular situation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the kind of location that a building or town has",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The town is in a delightful situation in a wide green valley."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cottage is located in a beautiful situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We couldn't have asked for a more perfect situation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a job",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned or formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Situations Vacant** *(= the title of the section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised)*"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Salah's late goal saved the situation for Liverpool."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "si/situation/situation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "si/situation/situation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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."
}