situate /sitˈū-āt/

1. To set, place, locate
2. To circumstance

Situated

sitˈuated adjective

1. Set, located
2. Circumstanced

sitˈuatedness noun (philosophy and psychology)

The idea that an agent interacts with its environment, receiving sensory information from it and acting in ways that affect it

situāˈtion noun

1. Location
2. Place
3. Position
4. Momentary state
5. Condition
6. A set of circumstances, a juncture
7. A critical point in the action of a play or the development of the plot of a novel
8. Office, employment

situāˈtional adjective

situāˈtionally adverb

situāˈtionism noun

The theory that behaviour is determined by surrounding situations rather than by personal qualities

situāˈtionist noun and adjective

situation comedy noun

A comedy, now esp in a television or radio series in which the same characters appear in each episode, which depends for its humour on the behaviour of the characters in particular, sometimes contrived, situations (informal short form sitcom)

situation ethics see under ethic

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