physical position in relation to the surroundings; " the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; " the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; " that's quite a situation"; " no human situation is simple"

a condition or position in which you find yourself; " the unpleasant situation ( or position) of having to choose between two evils"; " found herself in a very fortunate situation"

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; " 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"- Franklin D. Roosevelt

a job in an organization; " he occupied a post in the treasury"

Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.

Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case.

Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene.

Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government.

Position; locality; circumstances; office; employment.

The place where anything is situated: position: temporary state: condition: office: employment.

Place where anything is situated; position; condition; office; employment.

Locality; condition; status; complication; plight.

A post of employment.

Position; state; condition; place; office.

Position; location in respect of something else; state or condition; place or office, as in a situation.

He walked up to where I lay, and was, even in my miserable situation, enamoured with my beauty. – The Pacha of Many Tales by Captain Frederick Marryat

From the first, the situation had been grave, but now there seemed little hope. – Ghost Beyond the Gate by Mildred A. Wirt

He's careful, because he isn't sure of the situation. – Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet by Harold Leland Goodwin

This, then, is the situation. – The New Theology by R. J. Campbell

There was no help for the situation, save to make the most of it and the best. – A Man to His Mate by J. Allan Dunn

The teacher already was master of the situation. – Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion

" We may as well face the situation," he continued, looking off over the water. – The Pines of Lory by John Ames Mitchell

Well, then, you know the situation, don't you? – The Last Woman by Ross Beeckman

Then she said, " What kind of situation is it? – Legacy by James H Schmitz

Hengest was in a difficult situation. – Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by R. W. Chambers

At supper it was Anastasia's turn, and she seemed to enjoy the situation. – The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Giovanni sat down in a deep easy- chair in his own room, and thought over the situation. – Saracinesca by F. Marion Crawford

I should not get half that in another situation, but that is one reason why I am going to leave. – Valerie by Frederick Marryat

The situation is as trying to me as to you; more so. – Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter by Lawrence L. Lynch

Nor did he find the situation changed the next day, or the next. – The Road to Understanding by Eleanor H. Porter

The situation, he felt, was entirely in his hands. – The Bad Man by Charles Hanson Towne

You ought to help me, that I may get a good situation. – Timar's Two Worlds by Mór Jókai

" I thought you wouldn't have me waste a moment if you understood the situation. – The Thousandth Woman by Ernest W. Hornung

The situation is out of control, and we both know it- and neither of us would change it if we could, and you know that, too. – Triplanetary by Edward Elmer Smith

In no situation will I desert the cause. – Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day by Alfred Farthing Robbins