circumstance
[ sur-kuhm-stans or, especially British, -stuhns ]
/ ˈsɜr kəmˌstæns or, especially British, -stəns /
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noun
verb (used with object), cir·cum·stanced, cir·cum·stanc·ing.
to place in particular circumstances or relations: The company was favorably circumstanced by the rise in tariffs.
Obsolete.
- to furnish with details.
- to control or guide by circumstances.
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Idioms about circumstance
under no circumstances, regardless of events or conditions; never: Under no circumstances should you see them again.
under the circumstances, because of the conditions; as the case stands: Under the circumstances, there is little hope for an early settlement.Also in the circumstances.
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British Dictionary definitions for circumstance
circumstance
/ (ˈsɜːkəmstəns) /
noun
verb (tr)
to place in a particular condition or situation
obsolete to give in detail
Word Origin for circumstance
C13: from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstāre to stand around, from circum- + stāre to stand
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Other Idioms and Phrases with circumstance
circumstance
see extenuating circumstances; under the circumstances.
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