situated

[sich-oo-ey-tid]

adjective

1. located; placed.

2. placed in a particular position or condition, especially with reference to the possession of money.

   The inheritance leaves them well situated.

Other Word Forms

• unsituated adjective
• well-situated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of situated¹

First recorded in 1550–60; situate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Young “believes his clients remain sober for six months or more at an unprecedented rate for similarly situated facilities that offer treatment services to underserved and lower-income populations,” he said.

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Slightly smaller in size than New Jersey and situated about 900 miles east of Australia, New Caledonia is one of France’s 12 overseas territories.

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Residents are now worried that the main highway into Kherson, situated about 13 miles from the front, is too deadly to drive because of the constant drone attacks.

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It's situated in the heart of the town, in one of the most deprived neighbourhoods in Britain, with high levels of mental health problems.

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The new complaint has Richardson as the named defendant along with “all others similarly situated.”

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