circumstance
- IPA[ˈsəːkəmst(ə)ns]
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- a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action；an event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something undesirable
noun: circumstance, plural noun: circumstances
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- 1. a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action:
we wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit
- 2. an event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something undesirable:
he was found dead but there were no suspicious circumstances
they were thrown together by circumstance
- 3. one's state of financial or material welfare:
the artists are living in reduced circumstances
- 4. ceremony and public display:
pomp and circumstance
plural poverty:
it was a hard life and they were in narrow circumstances
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ph. used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy
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plural poverty:
it was a hard life and they were in narrow circumstances
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ph. used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy
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ph. one's opinion or treatment of someone or something may vary according to the prevailing circumstances
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ph. given the difficult nature of the situation
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ph. never, whatever the situation is or might be
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ph. given the difficult nature of the situation
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- n.a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action:
- we wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit
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