3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumstance \Cir"cum*stance\, v. t.
To place in a particular situation; to supply relative
incidents.
The poet took the matters of fact as they came down to
him and circumstanced them after his own manner.
--Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circumstance \Cir"cum*stance\, n. [L. circumstantia, fr
circumstans, -antis, p. pr of circumstare to stand around
circum + stare to stand See {Stand}.]
1. That which attends, or relates to or in some way affects,
a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things
The circumstances are well known in the country
where they happened. --W. Irving.
2. An event; a fact a particular incident.
The sculptor had in his thoughts the conqueror
weeping for new worlds, or the like circumstances in
history. --Addison.
3. Circumlocution; detail. [Obs.]
So without more circumstance at all I hold it fit
that we shake hands and part --Shak.
4. pl Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of
property; situation; surroundings.
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are
naturally enemies to innovations. --Addison.
{Not a circumstance}, of no account. [Colloq.]
{Under the circumstances}, taking all things into
consideration.
Syn: Event; occurrence; incident; situation; condition;
position; fact detail; item. See {Event}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
circumstance
n 1: a condition that accompanies or influences some event or
activity
2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
or event; "the historical context" [syn: {context}]
3: information that should be kept in mind when making a
decision; "another consideration is the time it would
take" [syn: {condition}, {consideration}]
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