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circumstances definition
circumstances |
Grep of noun circumstances circumstances Grep of noun circumstance circumstance circumstances mitigating circumstance Overview of noun circumstances The noun circumstances has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot circumstances, portion -- (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") 2. circumstances -- (the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth; "each person was helped according to his circumstances") 3. circumstances -- (a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances) Overview of noun circumstance The noun circumstance has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (39) circumstance -- (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity) 2. (8) context, circumstance -- (the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context") 3. (3) circumstance, condition, consideration -- (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take") 4. circumstance -- (formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance") Grep of adj circumstances in straitened circumstances Overview of noun circumstances The noun circumstances has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot circumstances, portion -- (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") 2. circumstances -- (the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth; "each person was helped according to his circumstances") 3. circumstances -- (a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances) Overview of noun circumstance The noun circumstance has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (39) circumstance -- (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity) 2. (8) context, circumstance -- (the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context") 3. (3) circumstance, condition, consideration -- (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take") 4. circumstance -- (formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance")
circumstances definition