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Meanings of circumstance in English

Portuguese
consideração
Catalan
consideració
Spanish
consideración

Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision.

consideração
Portuguese
contexto
Catalan
context
Spanish
circunstancia

The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event.

contexto
Usage of circumstance in English
1
In daily practice, CT is often used outside of this clinical circumstance.
Pubmed
2
I will therefore adopt the following strategy as appropriate to the circumstance.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
3
Ten minutes ago I had considered the possibility of this very circumstance.
Demon: a memoir
4
Another circumstance came in the way of the execution of the plan.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen
5
This circumstance made no material difference in the affair of the accused.
Caleb Williams; Or, Things as They Are
6
Surely circumstance consists largely in the inertia, the impenetrability of the destroyers.
The Daughters of Danaus
7
But we shouldn't just single out the police in this particular circumstance.
BBC
8
The circumstance is mentioned in the manuscript referred to above as follows:-
A Collection of College Words and Customs
9
The difference in ease of excavation is due to the following circumstance.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
10
Only one other circumstance is mentioned in the history of the Shunammite.
Female Scripture Biography, Volume I
11
This could relate to a situation, recent news or change of circumstances.
The South African
12
Let me address this directly: First, there are special circumstances this year.
The Guardian
13
But in 2020, given the circumstances, that number is of course greater.
Radio NZ
14
This value judgment is questionable in many important circumstances in public health.
Pubmed
15
However, the survey of daily use reveals benefit only in certain circumstances.
Pubmed
16
Chief executive Simon Woodhams said given the circumstances, the result was resilient.
Radio NZ
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Translations for circumstance
Circumstance through the time
Circumstance across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common