circumstance
11circumstance — noun 1 (usually circumstances) facts/events that affect sth ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable ▪ The plan might work better with more favourable/favorable circumstances. ▪ adverse, difficult, dire, tra …
12circumstance — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstant , circumstans, present participle of circumstare to stand around, from circum + stare to stand more at stand Date: 13th century 1. a. a condition, fact …
13Circumstance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Circumstance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 circumstance circumstance situation phase position posture attitude place point Sgm: N 1 terms terms Sgm: N 1 regime regime Sg …
14circumstance */*/*/ — UK [ˈsɜː(r)kəmstəns] / US [ˈsɜrkəmstəns] noun Word forms circumstance : singular circumstance plural circumstances 1) [countable, usually plural] a fact or condition that affects a situation The circumstances surrounding the child s death are… …
15circumstance — /serr keuhm stans / or, esp. Brit., / steuhns/, n., v., circumstanced, circumstancing. n. 1. a condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner,agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; a… …
16circumstance — noun 1 circumstances (plural) the conditions that affect a situation, action, event etc: The rules can only be waived in exceptional circumstances. | in suspicious circumstances (=in a way that makes you think something illegal or dishonest has… …
17circumstance — cir|cum|stance W1S1 [ˈsə:kəmstæns, stəns US ˈsə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin circumstantia, from circumstare to stand around , from circum ( CIRCUM ) + stare to stand ] 1.) [C usually plural] the conditions that affect a… …
18circumstance — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)kəmstæns[/t]] ♦♦♦ circumstances 1) N COUNT: usu pl, with supp The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens. Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain… …
19circumstance — /ˈsɜkəmstæns / (say serkuhmstans), / stans/ (say stahns) noun 1. a condition, with respect to time, place, manner, agent, etc., which accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event. 2. (usually plural) the existing condition or state of… …
20circumstance — n. 1 a a fact, occurrence, or condition, esp. (in pl.) the time, place, manner, cause, occasion etc., or surroundings of an act or event. b (in pl.) the external conditions that affect or might affect an action. 2 (often foll. by that + clause)… …
