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situation

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sich′o̅o̅ ā′shən)

Collocations for "situation"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "situation" in context.

situation

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

a [family, social, hostage, security] situation
a [critical, delicate, desperate, unique, tricky, difficult] situation
an [emergency, international] situation
the [current, present, previous, financial] situation
the situation is [grave, severe, serious, alarming]
the situation was [under, beyond] control
the situation [appears, seems] to be (under control)
[what to do, how to act] in an emergency situation
what would you [do, suggest] in that situation?
what would you do in her situation?
find yourself in a situation [where, that]
a situation [that, which] requires [attention, solving]
[assess, evaluate, analyze, study] the situation
[deal with, manage, control] the situation
she [was aware, took stock] of the situation
the [city, town, resort] is in a beautiful situation
in [that, this, such a] situation
in a situation like [this, this one, that]

n as adj

a situation comedy

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'situation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

anger - assess - back - bitch - calm - depend - explain - handle - judge - lead - open - remove - review - right - scope - shape - surround - survey - take - wake - weather - acceptance - account - advantage - affair - analysis - angle - aspect - assessment - awareness - charge - control - core - degree - depth - experience - factor - light - update - understanding - track - think - stock - skill - score - rose - report - reference - reading - read

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Collocations for "situation"

situation