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po·si·tion (p -z sh n)n.1. A place or location. 2. a. The right or appropriate place: The bands are in position for the parade's start. b. A strategic area occupied by members of a force: The troops took up positions along the river. 3. a. The way in which something is placed: the position of the clock's hands. b. The arrangement of body parts; posture: a standing position. 4. An advantageous place or location: jockeys maneuvering for position. 5. A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances: in a position to bargain. 6. A point of view or attitude on a certain question: the mayor's position on taxes. 7. Social standing or status; rank. 8. A post of employment; a job. 9. a. Sports The area for which a particular player is responsible. b. The arrangement of the pieces or cards at any particular time in a game such as chess, checkers, or bridge. 10. a. The act or process of positing. b. A principle or proposition posited. 11. a. A commitment to buy or sell a given amount of securities or commodities. b. The amount of securities or commodities held by a person, firm, or institution. c. The ownership status of a person's or institution's investments. tr.v. po·si·tioned, po·si·tion·ing, po·si·tions 1. To put in place or position. 2. To determine the position of; locate.
[Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positi , positin-, from positus, past participle of pnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
po·sition·al adj. po·sition·al·ly adv. po·sition·er n. |
position Noun 1. place or location: the hotel is in an elevated position above the River Wye 2. the proper or usual place 3. the way in which a person or thing is placed or arranged: an upright position 4. point of view; attitude: the Catholic Church's position on contraception 5. social status, esp. high social standing 6. a job; appointment 7. Sport a player's allotted role or place in the playing area 8. in a position to able to: you were not in a position to repay the money 9. Mil a place occupied for tactical reasons Verb to put in the proper or usual place; locate [Latin ponere to place] positional adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  position - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"wing - (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft half-mast, half-staff - a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress lead - (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first" point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" pole position - the most favorable position at the start of a race polls - the place where people vote pride of place - the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place anomaly - (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) site, situation - physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat" lie - position or manner in which something is situated post, station - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" pitch - a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors" landmark - the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark" right - location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right" left - location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left" back, rear - the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" front - the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage" stand - the position where a thing or person stands station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty vantage - place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective) | | 2. | position - a point occupied by troops for tactical reasonsground - a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground" line - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line" point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | | 3. |  position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs futurism - the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future cutting edge, forefront, vanguard - the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" paradigm - the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm" light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand" sight - a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong" straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position | | 4. |  position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command ballet position - classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed) eversion - the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot" lithotomy position - a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination lotus position - a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga missionary position - a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations" ectopia - abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth) asana - (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up" tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest | | 5. | position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" face - status in the eyes of others; "he lost face" election - the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election" standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" high ground - a position of superiority over opponents or competitors high profile - a position attracting much attention and publicity Holy Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" command - a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command" nationality - the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization footing, terms - status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" retirement - the state of being retired from one's business or occupation rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" caste - social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station" dignity - high office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries" ordination - the status of being ordained to a sacred office pedestal - a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" leadership - the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union" slot - a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot" toehold - a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business" | | 6. | position - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"associateship - the position of associate (as in an office or academy) curacy - the position of a curate directorship - the position of a director of a business concern headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress hot seat - a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism manhood - the status of being a man | | 7. | position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together occlusion - (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed lean, list, leaning, tilt, inclination - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" point of view - the spatial property of the position from which something is observed coincidence - the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs" dead center, dead centre - the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque marginality - the property of being marginal or on the fringes anteriority - the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head posteriority - the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end externality, outwardness - the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world" inwardness - the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs" horizontality - the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality" slot - a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar" elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established | | 8. | position - the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position"point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | | 9. | position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper - the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition role - normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?" mound, pitcher - the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" catcher - the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate" first base, first - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) second base, second - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield shortstop, short - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base third, third base - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third" left field, leftfield - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) center field, centerfield - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield right field, rightfield - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate) forward - a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team center - a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game guard - a position on a basketball team back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage mid-off - the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side mid-on - the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side center - the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game | | 10. |  position - the act of putting something in a certain placeactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination planting - the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway" set - the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat" fingering - the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument superposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide | | 11. | position - a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" shoes, place - a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?" poverty trap - a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off soup - an unfortunate situation; "we're in the soup now" stymie, stymy - a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole | | 12. | position - a rationalized mental attitudeattitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" hard line - a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs" point of view, standpoint, viewpoint, stand - a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" | | 13. | position - an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" | | 14. | position - an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" postposition - (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached) preposition - (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached) | | 15. | position - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"role, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" behalf - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client"; | | 16. | position - the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiomassumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted" | | Verb | 1. | position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relationdeploy - place troops or weapons in battle formation aim, take aim, train, direct, take - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" square - position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders" orient - cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West" | | 2. | position - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"docket - place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried" cock - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing postpose - place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them" prepose - place before another constituent in the sentence; "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them" step - place (a ship's mast) in its step put back, replace - put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" stratify - form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses" plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment" intersperse - place at intervals in or among; "intersperse exclamation marks in the text" snuggle, nestle - position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" pile - place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" superpose - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide park - place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" dispose - place or put in a particular order; "the dots are unevenly disposed" emplace - put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" emplace - provide a new emplacement for guns ship - place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" underlay - put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper" trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" shelve - place on a shelf; "shelve books" jar - place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" repose - to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King" sign - place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" butt - place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints" recess - put into a recess; "recess lights" throw, thrust - place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" tee, tee up - place on a tee; "tee golf balls" rack up - place in a rack; "rack pool balls" coffin - place into a coffin; "her body was coffined" bed - put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" appose - place side by side or in close proximity sow, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" misplace - place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers" juxtapose - place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" set down - put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley" bottle - put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water" |
position noun 1. location, place, point, area, post, situation, station, site, spot, bearings, reference, orientation, whereabouts, locality, locale noun 3. status, place, standing, class, footing, station, rank, reputation, importance, consequence, prestige, caste, stature, eminence, repute noun 4. job, place, post, opening, office, role, situation, duty, function, employment, capacity, occupation, berth ( informal) billet ( informal) noun 7. attitude, view, perspective, point of view, standing, opinion, belief, angle, stance, outlook, posture, viewpoint, slant, way of thinking, standpoint verb 8. place, put, set, stand, stick ( informal) settle, fix, arrange, locate, sequence, array, dispose, lay out  Translations
positionn position [əˈziʃən]2 a place or situation The house is in a beautiful position. plek, posisie مَكان، موضِع местоположение místo, umístění beliggenhed die Lage τοποθεσία, κατάσταση situación; lugar, sitio asukoht محل sijainti emplacement מִיקוּם स्थिति mjesto hely(zet) tempat staður posizione 場所 위치, 장소 vieta vieta; novietojums kawasan; keadaan ligging sted, beliggenhet lokalizacja, położenie posição loc местонахождение, расположение miesto, postavenie, hodnosť lega mesto läge ที่ตั้ง yer 位置 місцеположення; місце محل، مقام vị trí 位置 3 a job; a post He has a good position with a local bank. pos, posisie وَظيفَه пост místo stilling die Stellung θέση, αξίωμα, πόστο puesto (ameti)koht شغل؛ مقام asema poste עֶמדָה, תַּפקִיד अवस्था, दशा, हालत služba állás kedudukan starf, embætti posto 地位 직업, 직책 postas, tarnyba, vieta amats; darbs; postenis jawatan betrekking stilling, arbeid posada posição post должность, место miesto, postavenie, hodnosť služba posao plats, anställning ตำแหน่ง iş 工作；職位 посада, місце ملازمت địa vị 工作；职位 v to put or place He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table. posisioneer, plaas يَضَع поставям umístit stille; anbringe stellen τοποθετώ colocar, situar kohale asetama قرار دادن asettaa placer לְמָקֵם रख देना postaviti elhelyez (megfelelő helyre) menempatkan staðsetja, koma fyrir collocare 置く 특정한 장소에 놓다 padėti, pastatyti novietot meletakkan plaatsen sette, plassere ustawiać colocar a pune ставить, помещать umiestniť postaviti postaviti placera จัดวาง koymak 給...定位 ставити; розташовувати رکھنا đặt 给...定位 be in, *out of positionto be (not) in the right place Is everything in position for the photograph? in plek, op hul plekke في مَكانِه، في غير مَكانِه на място (ne)být na svém místě på plads (nicht) in der richtigen Stellung είμαι στη θέση μου, είμαι σε θέση να en su sitio; fuera de su sitio omal kohal, kohalt ära سر جای خود بودن یا نبودن paikoillaan, poissa paikoiltaan être en place; n'ôtre pas à sa place לִהיוֹת בַּמָקוֹם הַנָכוֹן ठिकाने पर रख़ना postaviti megfelelő helyen tepat posisinya vera (ekki) á sínum stað (essere a posto); (non essere a posto) 正しい[]位置に 적소에[] 놓여 있다 (ne)paruošta, (ne)tinkamoje vietoje []būt savā vietā/kārtībā berada pd kedudukan yg betul veel/lang niet meer geoefend hebbend (ikke) være på plass być (nie być) na miejscu estar no/ fora de lugar a fi/nu fi gata/pregătit быть в (не)правильном месте byť / nebyť na svojom mieste na svojem mestu na mestu på sin [] plats/ur position, inte på sin plats อยู่ในตำแหน่ง yerinde/yerinde değil 在(不在)適當的位置 (не) на місті صحيح جگہ پر ہونا đúng/ không đúng vị trí 在（不在）适当的位置
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