| noun | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt “the present international situation is dangerous” |
| noun | a condition or position in which you find yourself “the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils” |
| noun | a complex or critical or unusual difficulty “the dangerous situation developed suddenly” |
| noun | physical position in relation to the surroundings “the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides” |
| noun | a job in an organization “he occupied a post in the treasury” |
| situate | verb | determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey |
| post | verb | assign to a post; put into a post |
| officiate | verb | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function |
| place | verb | assign to a station |