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circumstance
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things. vb. To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
Wikipedia
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Circumstance is a 1922 Australian silent film directed by Lawson Harris .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 13c., "conditions surrounding and accompanying an event," from Old French circonstance "circumstance, situation," also literally, "outskirts" (13c., Modern French circonstance ), from Latin circumstantia "surrounding condition," neuter plural of circumstans ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a victim of circumstance (= someone who suffers because of something they cannot control ) ▪ She was a victim of circumstance, as she was born at a time when women had no power. changing circumstances/conditions ▪ The ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" [syn: context ] information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another ...
Usage examples of circumstance.
Had the circumstances been happier, Ada thought, this would have been like the hair contest, a game of dress-up against which they might wager to see who could accouter herself most convincing as a man.
The justice of the peace, before whom Adams would appear, and the lawyer for Lambert were father and son--Colonel Josiah Quincy and young Samuel Quincy--a circumstance that obviously did not bode well for Adams and his client.
Like so many of his countrymen, then and later, Adams both loved and disapproved of France, depending in large degree on circumstances or his mood of the moment.
Pickering was not an easy man to like or get along with even under normal circumstances, as Adams knew.
If ever a system was proven to work under extremely adverse circumstances, it was at this inauguration of 1801, and it is regrettable that Adams was not present.
Despite her brave assertions to Adonis, however, she realized that she really had no desire to resume her former life under the present circumstances.
Spiritual Advisor under the present circumstances would be completely natural.
Bin Ladin declined, apparently judging that his circumstances in Afghanistan remained more favorable than the Iraqi alternative.
Sir Alured, under these circumstances, discussed his own death with extreme satisfaction, and insisted on having it discussed by the others.
In amenorrhea appearing under such circumstances, pain in the stomach and bowels, sometimes with nausea and headache also accompany the menstrual trouble.
It was his firm conviction that the flight to Amritsar, which the Colonel had advised in case of a defeat, was, under the present circumstances, quite impracticable.
I figured sooner or later Marty Anaheim would show up to straighten out his marital circumstances.
It is wrong, we know, but the world is not governed by right, it is governed by circumstances, and all we can do is alleviate the most egregious cases.
Jai smiled, which was the proper thing to do in any and all circumstances, and the other man smiled back, exposing his teeth.
There are some unusual circumstances to be considered here: Andrias Scheuchzeri is the only species of newt living in the sea and--even more remarkable--the only newt to be found in the area from Ethiopia to Australasia, the Lemuria of ancient myths.