circumstance
/-æns/ · noun
Meaning
- That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.
- An event; a fact; a particular incident.
- Circumlocution; detail.
- Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
- To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
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