circumstance

cir·cum·stance  (sûrkm-stns)

n.

1. A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.

2. A condition or fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course of action.

3. The sum of determining factors beyond willful control. Often used in the plural: a victim of circumstance; work that will begin on Monday if circumstances permit.

4. circumstances Financial status or means: "Prior came of a good family, much reduced in circumstances" (George Sherburn).

5. Detail accompanying or surrounding an event, as in a narrative or series of events.

6. Formal display; ceremony: the pomp and circumstance of a coronation.

7. A particular incident or occurrence: Your arrival was a fortunate circumstance. See Synonyms at occurrence.

tr.v. cir·cum·stanced, cir·cum·stanc·ing, cir·cum·stanc·es

To place in particular circumstances or conditions; situate.

Idioms:

under no circumstances

In no case; never.

under/in the circumstances

Given these conditions; such being the case.

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[Middle English, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstns, circumstant-, present participle of circumstre, to stand around : circum-, circum- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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circumstance

Noun

1. an occurrence or condition that accompanies or influences a person or event

2. unplanned events and situations which cannot be controlled: a victim of circumstance

3. pomp and circumstance formal display or ceremony

4. under or in no circumstances in no case; never

5. under the circumstances because of conditions [Latin circum- + stare to stand]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" case, event - a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" hinge - a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan" playing field - the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"
	2.	circumstance - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" context, setting conditions - the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions" conditions - the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation" environment - the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
	3.	circumstance - information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" consideration, condition information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction justification - something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution" mitigating circumstance - (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense
	4.	circumstance - formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance" ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

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circumstance

noun 1. (usually plural) situation, condition, scenario, contingency, state of affairs, lie of the land

noun 2. (usually plural) detail, fact, event, particular, respect, factor

noun 3. (usually plural) situation, state, means, position, station, resources, status, lifestyle

noun 4. chance, the times, accident, fortune, luck, fate, destiny, misfortune, providence

Translations

circumstance

n circumstance [ˈsəːkəmstӕns]

a condition (time, place etc) connected with an event In the circumstances, I don't see what else I could have done. omstandigheid ظَرْف обстоятелство okolnost forhold; omstændighed der Umstand περίσταση, συνθήκη circunstancia asjaolu وضعیت؛ موقعیت olosuhteet circonstance נְסִיבּוֹת परिस्थिति, दशा okolnost körülmény keadaan kringumstæður circostanza 事情 상황 aplinkybės apstāklis; gadījums keadaan omstandigheid omstendighet, forhold; moment okoliczność circunstância circumstanţă обстоятельство okolnosť okoliščina okolnost omständighet สภาวะแวดล้อม koşul, durum, vaziyet 情況 обставина, випадок صورت حالات tình huống 情况