circumstance (noun)
1circumstance — ► NOUN 1) a fact or condition connected with an event or action. 2) unforeseen events outside one s control: a victim of circumstance. 3) (circumstances) one s state of financial or material welfare. ● under (or in) the circumstances Cf. ↑under… …
2circumstance — 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 …
3circumstance — 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 …
4circumstance — 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… …
5circumstance — noun 1》 a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action. 2》 (circumstances) one s state of financial or material welfare. 3》 archaic ceremony and public display: pomp and circumstance. Phrases under (or in) the circumstances… …
6circumstance */*/*/ — 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… …
7circumstance — /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… …
8circumstance — cir|cum|stance [ sɜrkəmstəns ] noun *** 1. ) count usually plural the facts or conditions that affect a situation: The circumstances surrounding the child s death are being investigated. The circumstances of this case are unusual.… …
9circumstance — 1. noun a) That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things. Then another circumstance happened, which made a lasting impression on my memory, though I was but a small child. b) An… …
10circumstance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Concomitant condition Nouns 1. circumstance, situation, condition, case, phase, position, posture, attitude, place, environment; footing, standing, status, state; occasion, eventuality, juncture,… …
