Situation

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Situation

[zituaˈt͡si̯oːn]

Rhymes with oːn

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Das Wort wurde im 16. Jahrhundert aus dem Französischen: situation (Gegend, Lage) ^(→ fr) entlehnt.

noun Situation · Situationen

die Summe momentaner Umstände, die bestimmend auf das Handeln einwirkt In dieser Situation hätte ich genauso gehandelt.
Similar: Lage, Handlungsumfeld, Setting

In English

situation combination of circumstances at a given moment; state of affairs

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@misc{situation_2026,
  title = {Situation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/situation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}