position
Meaning of position
noun
- a place where someone or something is located or has been put.
the distress call had given the ship's position
Mrs Snell took up her position on the bottom step of the stairs
- a particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged.
he moved himself into a reclining position
cramp forced her to change position
- a situation, especially as it affects one's power to act.
the company's financial position is grim
we were not in a position to judge the merits of the case
- a person's point of view or attitude towards something.
the party's position on abortion
- the extent to which an investor, dealer, or speculator has made a commitment in the market by buying or selling securities.
traders were covering short positions
- a proposition laid down or asserted; a tenet or assertion.
- put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.
he pulled out a chair and positioned it between them
she positioned herself on a bench
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin positio(n- ), from ponere ‘to place’. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century.
Information about position
- The plural form of position is: positions.
- Languages in which position is used:
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Hyphenation of position
po-si-tion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- position is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
position synonyms
Meaning place:
Meaning view:
Meaning posture:
Meaning status:
Meaning post:
post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
Meaning placement:
placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement
Meaning situation:
Meaning stance:
Meaning side:
Meaning stead:
Meaning put:
Meaning a place where a particular event or activity is occurring or has occurred:
Meaning the position or site of something:
Meaning a place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it:
Meaning the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred:
Meaning the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place:
Meaning a region or part of a town, a country, or the world:
Meaning a particular spot, place, or position in an area or on a map, object, or surface:
Meaning the place where someone or something is:
Meaning awareness of one's position relative to one's surroundings:
Meaning the relative position or direction of something:
Meaning a place or position:
Meaning a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated:
Meaning the action, process, or result of arranging or being arranged:
Meaning a person's inherent qualities of mind and character:
Meaning the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time:
Meaning the circumstances or factors affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their well-being:
Meaning a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action:
Meaning an instance of a particular situation; an example of something occurring:
Meaning a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation:
Meaning a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation:
Meaning an act or instance of moving past or through something:
Meaning a person's opinion or point of view:
Meaning a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge:
Meaning a person's point of view or general attitude to life:
Meaning an attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument:
Meaning an attitude to a particular issue:
Meaning a particular way of approaching or considering an issue or problem:
Meaning a way of dealing with a situation or problem:
Meaning a particular point of view from which something is seen or presented:
Meaning a person's ideas or opinions:
Meaning a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual:
Meaning an idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in the mind:
Meaning a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action:
Meaning a view or opinion that is held or expressed:
Meaning an emotional state or reaction:
Meaning situate in a particular place:
Meaning fix or build (something) in a certain place or position:
Meaning put in or assign to a specified place for a particular purpose, especially a military one:
Meaning (of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface:
Meaning place (something) so that it is supported in a specified position:
Meaning lean (something) against something else:
Meaning set or place in a particular position:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use:
Meaning resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):
Meaning put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order:
Meaning arrange in a particular position:
Meaning display or arrange (things) in a particular way:
Meaning place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner:
Meaning move (troops or equipment) into position for military action:
Meaning align or position (something) relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions:
Meaning another term for orient:
Meaning set down heavily or carelessly:
Meaning bring (a vehicle that one is driving) to a halt and leave it temporarily, typically in a car park or by the side of the road:
Meaning put forward as fact or as a basis for argument:
Translation of position
- Spanish: opción, posición, colocar, disponer, posicionar, postura, empleo, puesto
- Italian: opzione, posizione, collocare, posizionare, mettere, incarico, posto
- French: placer, positionner, position, emploi, place
- German: positionieren, Haltung, Stellung, Position
- Portuguese: colocar, posicionar, postura
Anagrams of position
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