situations

1. the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.RooseveltExamples: "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"Synonyms: situation, state of affairs

2. a condition or position in which you find yourselfExamples: "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"Synonyms: position, situation

3. a complex or critical or unusual difficultyExamples: "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"Synonyms: situation

4. physical position in relation to the surroundingsExamples: "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"Synonyms: site, situation

5. a job in an organizationExamples: "he occupied a post in the treasury"Synonyms: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot