circumstance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ (General-American)
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- /ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/ (New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
- /-æns/ (New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɜːkəmstæns/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /-ɑːns/ (New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation)
- /-aːns/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin circumstō Latin circumstāns Latin circumstāntiaslbor. Old French circonstanceder. Middle English circumstaunce English circumstance From Middle English circumstaunce, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
The report should focus on to the current circumstances of the organisation, to help us find a way to grow in the future.
The circumstances are well known in the country where they happened.
1819, Washington Irving, The Broken Heart:She performed well under/in/given the circumstances.
She went missing in somewhat spooky circumstances.
The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]
1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 1, in The Tragedy in Dartmoor Terrace, →OL:A victim of circumstance.
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(countable, uncountable) An event; a fact; a particular incident, occurrence, or condition (status).
I have ſeen Two or Three antique Buſts of Alexander in the ſame Air and Poſture, and am apt to think the Sculptor had in his Thoughts the Conqueror's weeping for new Worlds, or ſome other the like Circumſtance of his History.
1705, J[oseph] Addison, “Florence”, in Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 413:Then another circumstance happened, which made a lasting impression on my memory, though I was but a small child.
1834, David Crockett, chapter I, in A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. […], Philadelphia, Pa.: E[dward] L[awrence] Carey and A[braham] Hart; Boston, Mass.: Allen & Ticknor, →OCLC, page 20:
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) Evasive or indirect language; circumlocution.
Old Ger. You put vs to a needeleſſe labour ſir, / To runne and winde about for circumſtance, / When the plaine word, I thanke you, would have ſeru'd.
1614, John Cooke, Greene's Tu Quoque, London: John Trundle, page 83:Right, you are in the right, and therefore / I holde it meet without more circumſtance at all, / Wee ſhake hands and part; […]
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]:But he (as louing his owne pride, and purpoſes) / Euades them, with a bumbaſt Circumſtance, / Horribly ſtufft with Epithites of warre,
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 310, column 1:
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(countable, uncountable) Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
When men are eaſy in their circumſtances, they are naturally enemies to innovations: […]
1716 May 24 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 42. Sunday, May 14. [1716.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721, →OCLC, page 514:She was born into comfortable circumstances.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| circumstaunce | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| circumstances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
mitigating circumstance · attenuating circumstance · attendant circumstance · mitigating circumstances · exigent circumstance · extenuating circumstance · under the circumstances · under no circumstance · extenuating circumstances · aggravating circumstance · pomp and circumstance
Holonyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
coinstantial · circumspection · circumstantial
Synonyms
circumstance · position · posture
Translations (138)
bn পরিস্থিতি (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · de Umstand (event; fact; particular incident) · uk подро́биця (circumlocution; detail) · fi asianhaara (circumlocution; detail) · km កាលៈទេសៈ (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ar ظَرْف (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · sv omständighet (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · hi परिस्थिति (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ja 事情 (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · lt aplinkybė (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fi varallisuus (condition in regard to worldly estate) · tg шароит (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · cmn 情況 /情况 (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ar حَالَة (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ms keadaan (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fi olot (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ru слу́чай (event; fact; particular incident) · gl circunstancia (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · th กรณี (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · es tesitura (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ur حالات (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · cmn 狀態 /状态 (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · bn হালত (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · pt circunstância (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fa حال (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · sl okoliščina (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · bg обстоя́телство (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ug ھالەت (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · th สถานการณ์ (event; fact; particular incident) · ru обстоя́тельство (event; fact; particular incident) · ky жагдай (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · cs okolnost (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · cmn 事件 (event; fact; particular incident) · hy հանգամանք (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · da detalje (circumlocution; detail) · ru подро́бность (circumlocution; detail) · es arrequives (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fi olosuhteet (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · uk дета́ль (circumlocution; detail) · nl omstandigheid (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · pt circunstância (condition in regard to worldly estate) · fi seikka (circumlocution; detail) · hy պարագա (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · tg вазъият (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · hy պարագա (circumlocution; detail) · uz jihat (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · pl okoliczność (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fi varat (condition in regard to worldly estate) · lo ກະລະນີ (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · it circostanza (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · mn ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠴᠡᠯ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠳᠠᠯ (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · hy դեպք (event; fact; particular incident) · ro împrejurare (event; fact; particular incident) · la tempus (event; fact; particular incident) · sq rrethanë (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · hu körülmény (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ka გარემოება (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · it circonlocuzione (circumlocution; detail) · mi tūāhuatanga (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · hy մանրամասնություն (circumlocution; detail) · fa وضعیت (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · lv apstāklis (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · lo ສະຖານະ (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ur حال (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · it dettaglio (event; fact; particular incident) · cmn 詳情 /详情 (circumlocution; detail) · fa شرایط (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ang ymbstandennes (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · pdt Veheltniss (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · uk обста́вина (event; fact; particular incident) · kk жағдай (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ru дета́ль (circumlocution; detail) · he נסיבות (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ga toisc (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · da omstændelighed (circumlocution; detail) · bg подро́бност (circumlocution; detail) · la rēs (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · cy amgylchiad (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · az vəziyyət (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ko 사건 (event; fact; particular incident) · da omstændighed (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · nb omstendighet (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · be акалі́чнасць (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · uz hol (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fi yhteensattuma (event; fact; particular incident) · pt circunstância (circumlocution; detail) · ro circumstanță (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · bg материа́лно положе́ние (condition in regard to worldly estate) · ca circumstància (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · bn আওকাত (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · tr durum (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · uz tomon (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · uz vaziyat (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · de Umstand (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ru обстоя́тельство (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · mn нөхцөл байдал (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · es circunstancia (event; fact; particular incident) · tg ҷиҳат (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ja 事件 (event; fact; particular incident) · nn omstende (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · vi hoàn cảnh (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · sk okolnosť (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ru усло́вие (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · it situazione (condition in regard to worldly estate) · gd cor (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · sh okolnost (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ru ситуа́ция (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · uk обста́вина (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · cmn 細節 /细节 (circumlocution; detail) · es circunstancia (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · et asjaolu (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fr circonstance (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ru ча́стность (circumlocution; detail) · hi प्रसंग (event; fact; particular incident) · ru положе́ние (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · da kår (condition in regard to worldly estate) · uk ви́падок (event; fact; particular incident) · az hal (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ja 状況 (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ti ኩነት (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · th สถานการณ์ (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ko 상황 (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · uz holat (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · fa حالات (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · pt circunstância (event; fact; particular incident) · mi tūāhuatanga (event; fact; particular incident) · fi yksityiskohta (circumlocution; detail) · my အခြေအနေ (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · tg ҳолат (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · mk околност (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · nl omstandigheid (event; fact; particular incident) · eo cirkonstanco (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · sh околност (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · tr hâl (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · it caso (event; fact; particular incident) · ro împrejurare (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · is kringumstæður (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) · ru материа́льное положе́ние (condition in regard to worldly estate)