- position
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 placeADJECTIVE▪ correct, exact▪ central▪ geographical▪ relative▪ military, strategic▪ defensive▪ scoring (sports, esp. AmE)▪ original, starting▪ newVERB + POSITION▪ take, take up▪
The guards took up their positions on either side of the door.
▪ jostle for▪Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall.
▪ play (sports)▪What position does he play?
▪ indicate▪Arrows indicate the positions of the aircraft.
▪ determinePREPOSITION▪ in position▪Fix the pieces in position before gluing them together.
▪ into position▪Please get into position.
▪ out of position▪Nakata had to play out of position when the defender was injured.
2 way of sitting, standing, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ comfortable, uncomfortable▪ crouched, kneeling, sitting, standing▪ sleeping▪ horizontal, upright, vertical▪ prone, supine (both formal)▪ foetal/fetalVERB + POSITION▪ assume▪ change, shift3 situationADJECTIVE▪ business, economic, financial, legal▪ dominant, impregnable (esp. BrE), strong▪ favourable/favorable, good, ideal, perfect▪ enviable▪ invidious▪ competitive▪ strategic▪ precarious, vulnerable, weak▪He left the club in a precarious financial position with debts of £36 million.
▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, impossible▪ unique▪ same, similar▪ different▪ current, present▪ bargaining, negotiating▪ trading▪the trading position of the Chilean economy
VERB + POSITION▪ achieve, attain, reach▪It has taken years to achieve the position we are now in.
▪ put sb in▪It put me in an awkward position when he asked me to keep a secret.
▪ strengthen▪Their obvious desperation strengthens our bargaining position.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the position▪We may be in a position to help you.
▪I was in the embarrassing position of having forgotten her name.
▪ position of4 opinionADJECTIVE▪ extreme▪ ideological, philosophical, political, theoretical▪ official▪The country's official position is that there is no famine in the area.
VERB + POSITION▪ adopt, take▪ defend, supportPREPOSITION▪ position on▪He took an extreme position on religious matters.
5 rankADJECTIVE▪ first, second, etc.▪ dominant, high, important, influential, pre-eminent▪ inferior, lowly▪ privileged, secure▪ socialVERB + POSITION▪ establish, gain, secure▪ maintain▪ hold, occupy▪They occupy a lowly position in society.
▪ usePREPOSITION▪ position among▪This latest novel confirms her pre-eminent position among today's writers.
▪ position in▪The firm gained a dominant position in the market.
PHRASES▪ a position of authority, a position of influence, a position of power6 jobADJECTIVE▪ full-time, part-time▪ current, present▪ new▪ key, responsible, senior, top▪ leadership▪ junior▪ official▪ skilled▪ administrative, management, managerial▪ staff▪ faculty (esp. AmE)VERB + POSITION▪ have, hold, occupy▪ apply for▪ find, obtain▪ assume, take, take up▪She has taken up a key position in our head office.
▪ fill▪ offer sb▪ accept▪ resignPREPOSITION▪ in a/the position▪How long were you in your previous position?
▪ position at▪a faculty position at Iowa State University
▪ position in, position within▪his new position in the firm
▪ position of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She was offered the position of sales manager.
verb (often be positioned)ADVERB▪ centrally▪The markers were not positioned centrally.
▪ carefully▪ correctly, properly▪ wrongly (esp. BrE)▪ favourably/favorably (esp. BrE), well▪ ideally, perfectly, uniquely▪The company is uniquely positioned to compete in foreign markets.
▪ strategicallyPREPOSITION▪ at, behind, between, in, in front of, near, on, etc.▪Police marksmen were positioned on the roof.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
