
Word: Circumstances
How to pronounce: ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz
How to pronounce: ˈsɜːkəmstæns
Noun
Definitions:
1. A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
Example sentences: "We wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit"
2. One's state of financial or material welfare.
Example sentences: "The artists are living in reduced circumstances"
3. Ceremony and public display.
Example sentences: "Pomp and circumstance"
Synonyms:
environment
situation
fate
destiny
Synonyms:
case
event
occurrence
occasion
happening
situation
thing
setting
fact
consideration
affair
condition
context
accident
incident
luck
episode
fate
Derivations:
circumstantial
circumstanced
circumstantially
circumstantiality
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Circumstances in Other Languages...
Spanish: Circunstancia
German: Umst
French: Circonstance
Italian: Circostanza
Turkish: Koşullar