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circumstance

/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/

/ˈsɜr.kəm.stæns/

Translations

circumstancenoun

circumstances

/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/

/ˈsɜr.kəm.stæns/

circonstance

The circumstances of the accident were investigated thoroughly.

Les circonstances de l'accident ont été examinées en détail.

Additional translations

apparatSens littéraire ou soutenu; surtout dans l'expression « pomp and circumstance ».

situationSurtout au pluriel pour parler de la situation matérielle ou financière.

Synonyms

circumstanceverb

circumstanced

Past Simple

circumstanced

Past Participle

circumstancing

Gerund

/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/

/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/

Rare, chiefly archaic transitive verb.

Additional translations

circonstancierVerbe rare et archaïque.

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Definitions

circumstancenoun

The conditions or facts that are connected with and influence an event, action, or situation (usually plural).

The circumstances of the accident were investigated thoroughly.

A fact, event, or detail—typically undesirable—that helps to cause something to happen.

The circumstances leading to his resignation were quite complex.

One's material or financial situation (plural).

She was living in reduced circumstances after the war.

Formal display or ceremony; pomp (now chiefly in the phrase "pomp and circumstance").

The royal wedding was conducted with great pomp and circumstance.

circumstanceverb

To supply with details or circumstances; to relate or describe fully (rare, archaic).

The historian circumstanced his narrative with vivid anecdotes.

To place or situate (someone) in a particular set of circumstances (usually passive, archaic).

He found himself circumstanced by poverty and ill health.