English dictionary
position
nounPronunciation
pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n
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Definitions
noun
- the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
noun
- a job in an organization
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- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
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- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
noun
- the act of putting something in a certain place
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- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
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- a rationalized mental attitude
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- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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- an item on a list or in a sequence
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- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
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- the particular portion of space occupied by something
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- the appropriate or customary location
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- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
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- a condition or position in which you find yourself
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- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
verb
- put into a certain place or abstract location
verb
- cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Example sentences
he occupied a post in the treasury
can you go in my stead?
took his place
in lieu of
what position does he play?
the position of the hands on the clock
he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
he assumed an attitude of surrender
consider what follows from the positivist view
in the second place
moved from third to fifth position
there are two sides to every question
he put the lamp back in its place
the cars were in position
the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
found herself in a very fortunate situation
he had the status of a minor
the novel attained the status of a classic
atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
Put your things here
Set the tray down
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Place emphasis on a certain point