situation

«situation» in Mova's school dictionary: everything that is happening at a certain time and place… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a situation, situations)

meaning for a pupil

1) A situation is everything that is happening at a certain time and place, and how things are. tree →

2) A situation can be a problem or a difficult moment you need to deal with. tree →

3) The situation of a building or town is where it is placed. tree →

4) A situation can also mean a job or post, especially as a servant. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, children learn what to do in an emergency situation or a dangerous situation. In maths, word problems describe a situation that you turn into numbers. In stories, characters get into a tricky situation and must find a way out. Phrases: «in this situation», «a tricky situation», «the situation is under control».

examples

• In an emergency situation, call for help. tree →
• What would you do in this situation? tree →
• The weather made the situation worse. tree →
• Lost in the woods, they were in a scary situation. tree →
• Read the situation in the word problem, then write a number sentence. tree →
• The teacher calmed the situation down. tree →
• The situation at home is better now. tree →
• Role-play helps us practise difficult situations. tree →
• And the Prince got the situation of Imperial Swineherd. tree →

note

Countable noun: «a situation, situations». Stress: sit-yoo-AY-shun. It is a general word for «what is happening», so it does not mean only bad things. In maths, read the situation carefully to decide whether to add, subtract, multiply or divide.

In the corpora

• Reality TV is real people in made-up situations, filmed for weeks and cut down into dramatic episodes.
• Knowing why something is dangerous helps you avoid it even in a new situation.
• Knowing someone in a similar situation helps a child feel less alone.
• A register is the style of language you choose for a situation.
• «Tensions» means a situation is tight and worried, like a rubber band pulled hard but not snapped.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «situation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.