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  1. The meaning of CIRCUMSTANCE is a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another : an essential or inevitable concomitant. How to use circumstance in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Circumstance.

  2. Synonyms for CIRCUMSTANCE: destiny, fate, chance, portion, fortune, doom, accident, luck; Antonyms of CIRCUMSTANCE: purpose, intent, intention, plan, design, scheme, outline.

  3. Circumstance definition: a condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner, agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; a modifying or influencing factor. See examples of CIRCUMSTANCE used in a sentence.

  4. noun. uk / ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns / us / ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns / Add to word list. B2 [ C usually plural ] a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is: under the circumstances I think she coped very well under the circumstances. Obviously we can't deal with the problem until we know all the circumstances.

  5. [uncountable] (formal) situations and events that affect and influence your life and that are not in your control. a victim of circumstance (= a person who has suffered because of a situation that they cannot control) He had to leave the country through force of circumstance (= events made it necessary).

  6. A circumstance is the condition in which something happens. Say you were at a business luncheon and you had to suddenly leave because you started feeling sick, your boss might excuse your sudden departure, given the circumstance. Circumstance comes from the Latin meaning the conditions around something. If you are born in a war zone, you're ...

  7. 3 days ago · 1. a condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner,agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; a modifying or influencing factor. Do not judge his behavior without considering every circumstance. 2. (usually circumstances)

  8. 1. A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor: set out a day early because of favorable circumstances. 2. The sum of determining factors beyond willful control: a victim of circumstance.

  9. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English circumstance /ˈsɜːkəmstæns, -stəns $ ˈsɜːr-/ S2 W1 AWL noun 1 [ countable usually plural] the conditions that affect a situation, action, event etc The Soviet Union had been forced by circumstances to sign a pact with Nazi Germany.

  10. What does the noun circumstance mean? There are 18 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun circumstance, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. circumstance has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. logic (late 1500s) grammar (late 1700s) Entry status.

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