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• circumstances — I noun accompanying events, attendant conditions, bases, changes, conditions, controlling factors, course of events, details, events, factors, facts, features, full particulars, governing factors, grounds, happenings, incidentals, instances,… …   Law dictionary

• circumstances — (n.) condition of life, material welfare (usually with a qualifying adjective), 1704, from CIRCUMSTANCE (Cf. circumstance) …   Etymology dictionary

• circumstances — [n] state of affairs in one’s life assets, capital, chances, class, command, degree, dowry, financial status, footing, income, lifestyle, lot, means, net worth, outlook, position, precedence, prestige, property, prospects, prosperity, rank,… …   New thesaurus

• circumstances — n. 1) adverse, difficult, trying circumstances 2) reduced, straitened circumstances 3) aggravating; extenuating, mitigating circumstances 4) attendant; compelling; exceptional, special; favorable; suspicious; tragic; unavoidable; unforeseen… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Circumstances — Several Hindu scriptures are devoted to describe various unknown theories and facts in general, specific and logical aspects, as the precise scientific descriptions are not available. Circumstances are also defined and explored by these recorded… …   Wikipedia

• circumstances — 01. Most people are in favor of abortion under certain [circumstances]. 02. Police are talking to a number of people in order to get more information about the [circumstances] in which the murder occurred. 03. We need to help poor people in… …   Grammatical examples in English

• circumstances —  in the and under the. A useful distinction can be drawn between the two. In the circumstances should indicate merely that a situation exists: In the circumstances, I began to feel worried. Under the circumstances should denote a situation in… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• circumstances — Attendant or accompanying facts, events or conditions. Subordinate or accessory facts; e.g. evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event. As used in a statute for an allowance for the wife in a divorce action, having… …   Black's law dictionary

• circumstances — Attendant or accompanying facts, events or conditions. Subordinate or accessory facts; e.g. evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event. As used in a statute for an allowance for the wife in a divorce action, having… …   Black's law dictionary

• circumstances — noun 1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) (Freq. 2) whatever my fortune may be deserved a better fate has a happy lot the luck of the Irish a victim of circumstances success that was her… …   Useful english dictionary

• circumstances — plural noun 1) favorable economic circumstances Syn: situation, conditions, state of affairs, position; events, turn of events, incidents, occurrences, happenings; factors, context, background, environment 2) Jane explained the circumstances to… …   Thesaurus of popular words