1. (

• situation ,
• state_of_affairs

) the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt ;

2. (

• situation ,
• position ,

) a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" ;

3. (

• situation ,

) a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" ;

4. (

• site ,
• situation

) physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" ;

5. (

• position ,
• post ,
• berth ,
• office ,
• spot ,
• billet ,
• place ,
• situation

) a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" ;