circumstances Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
    fortune; destiny; fate; portion; lot; luck.
    • 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 portion
  2. noun a person's financial situation (good or bad)
    • he found himself in straitened circumstances
  3. noun a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
    circumstance.
  4. noun the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
    setting; context; circumstance.
    • the historical context
  5. noun information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
    consideration; condition; circumstance.
    • another consideration is the time it would take
  6. noun formal ceremony about important occasions
    circumstance.
    • pomp and circumstance

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