situation
Roget category 183
2. Words relating to space› 2.1. Space in general
›› 2.1.2. Relative space
#183.
Situation
noun
situation,
position,
locality,
locale,
status,
latitude and longitude —
footing,
standing,
standpoint,
post —
stage —
aspect,
attitude,
posture,
pose.
environment,
surroundings
(location)
184 —
circumjacence
etc.
227†.
place,
site,
station,
seat,
venue,
whereabouts —
ground —
bearings
etc.
(direction)
278 —
spot
etc.
(limited space)
182.
topography,
geography,
chorography† —
map
etc.
554.
verb
be situated,
be situate —
lie,
have its seat in.
adjective
situate,
situated —
local,
topical,
topographical
etc.
n..
adverb
in situ,
in loco —
here and there,
passim —
hereabouts,
thereabouts,
whereabouts —
in place,
here,
there.
in such and such surroundings,
in such and such environs,
in such and such entourage,
amidst such and such surroundings,
amidst such and such environs,
amidst such and such entourage.
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