situated

American  

[sich-oo-ey-tid] / ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪ tɪd /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• unsituated adjective
• well-situated adjective

Etymology

Origin of situated

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

Example Sentences

Jakob confirms my trunk is situated, and we board the overcrowded train.

From Literature

As Beijing and Washington vie for global influence, container ports have become a prized currency -- especially those situated in geopolitically strategic locations such as the Panama Canal.

From Barron's

Noel Stringer owns Tyrone Telecom which is situated on Irish Street at the end of Wilson's Lane.

From BBC

However, his second home is situated on a plum corner lot that offers private water frontage on two sides, directly on the edge of the Biscayne Bay.

From MarketWatch

And Mr. Potter Palmer had unfortunately situated his store just steps from the Chicago River, where all the city’s dirt, death, and decay bobbed along on the current.

From Literature

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