situation

situation
n.

1) to comprehend, grasp, take in a situation

2) to accept a situation

3) an awkward; crisis, emergency; critical; delicate; desperate; embarrassing; explosive; fluid; hopeless, no-win (colloq.); intolerable; life-and-death; stable; tricky; unpleasant situation

4) the housing; international, world; political situation

5) (misc.) to take stock of the situation

USAGE NOTE: Some purists prefer the simple words crisis and emergency to phrases such as crisis situation and emergency situation.
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[ˌsɪtʃʊ'eɪʃ(ə)n]
delicate
fluid
international
life-and-death
political situation
take in a situation
tricky
unpleasant situation
no-win (colloq.)
an awkward
the housing
to accept a situation
to comprehend
(misc.) to take stock of the situation (USAGE NOTE: Some purists prefer the simple words crisis and emergency to phrases such as crisis situation and emergency situation.)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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