cir·cum·stance
(sûr′kəm-stăns′)n.
1. A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor: set out a day early because of favorable circumstances.
2. The sum of determining factors beyond willful control: a victim of circumstance.
3. circumstances Financial status or means: "Prior came of a good family, much reduced in circumstances" (George Sherburn).
4. Formal display; ceremony: the pomp and circumstance of a coronation.
5. A particular incident or occurrence: Your arrival was a fortunate circumstance.
tr.v. cir·cum·stanced, cir·cum·stanc·ing, cir·cum·stanc·es
Idioms: To place in particular circumstances or conditions; situate.
under no circumstances
In no case; never.
under/in the circumstances
Given these conditions; such being the case.
[Middle English, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstāns, circumstant-, present participle of circumstāre, to stand around : circum-, circum- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  circumstances - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" |
| 2. | circumstances - a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances" possession - anything owned or possessed |
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Translations
okolnosti
omstændighederne
olosuhteet
okolnosti
事情
환경
okoliščine
omständigheter
สถานการณ์
hoàn cảnh
circumstances
[ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz] npla. (conditions) → circostanze fpl
in the circumstances → date le circostanze
under no circumstances → in nessun caso
in the circumstances → date le circostanze
under no circumstances → in nessun caso
b. (financial state) → condizioni fpl finanziarie
to be in easy/poor circumstances → trovarsi in buone/cattive condizioni finanziarie
to be in easy/poor circumstances → trovarsi in buone/cattive condizioni finanziarie
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
circumstances
→ ظُرُوف okolnosti omstændighederne Umstände περιστάσεις posición económica olosuhteet circonstances okolnosti circostanze 事情 환경 omstandigheden omstendigheter okoliczności circunstâncias обстоятельства omständigheter สถานการณ์ koşullar hoàn cảnh 境况Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009