1. n. a job in an organization (view details)
2. n. physical position in relation to the surroundings (view details)
3. n. a condition or position in which you find yourself (view details)
4. n. the general state of things (view details)
5. n. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) a job in an organization
Usage Example(s): he occupied a post in the treasury
Synonym(s): berth ( what does berth stand for? ), billet ( what does billet stand for? ), office ( what does office stand for? ), place ( what does place stand for? ), position ( what does position stand for? ), post ( what does post stand for? ), spot ( what does spot stand for? )
situation is a kind of: business ( what does business stand for? ), job ( what does job stand for? ), line ( what does line stand for? ), line of work ( what does line of work stand for? ), occupation ( what does occupation stand for? )
situation is derived from: base ( what does base stand for? ), function ( what does function stand for? ), locate ( what does locate stand for? ), officiate ( what does officiate stand for? ), place, post, send ( what does send stand for? ), site ( what does site stand for? ), station ( what does station stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) physical position in relation to the surroundings
Usage Example(s): the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
Synonym(s): site
situation is derived from: locate, situate ( what does situate stand for? )

Meaning 3: (noun) a condition or position in which you find yourself
Usage Example(s): found herself in a very fortunate situation, the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
Synonym(s): position

Meaning 4: (noun) the general state of things, the combination of circumstances at a given time
Usage Example(s): eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fre, the present international situation is dangerous, wondered how such a state of affairs had come about
Synonym(s): state of affairs ( what does state of affairs stand for? )

Meaning 5: (noun) a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Usage Example(s): no human situation is simple, that’’s quite a situation, the dangerous situation developed suddenly

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