Advertisement
Advertisement
position
[puh-zish-uhn]
noun
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
a place occupied or to be occupied; site.
a fortified position.
Synonyms: , ,the proper, appropriate, or usual place.
out of position.
situation or condition, especially with relation to favorable or unfavorable circumstances.
to be in an awkward position; to bargain from a position of strength.
status or standing.
He has a position to maintain in the community.
Synonyms:high standing, as in society; important status.
a person of wealth and position.
a post of employment.
a position in a bank.
manner of being placed, disposed, or arranged.
the relative position of the hands of a clock.
Synonyms: , , ,bodily posture or attitude.
to be in a sitting position.
mental attitude; stand.
one's position on a controversial topic.
the act of positing.
something that is posited.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,Ballet.any of the five basic positions of the feet with which every step or movement begins and ends.
Music.
the arrangement of tones in a chord, especially with regard to the location of the root tone in a triad or to the distance of the tones from each other.
any of the places on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument where the fingers stop the strings to produce the variouspitches.
any of the places to which the slide of a trombone is shifted to produce changes in pitch.
Finance.a commitment to buy or sell securities.
He took a large position in defense stocks.
Classical Prosody.the situation of a short vowel before two or more consonants or their equivalent, making the syllable metrically long.
verb (used with object)
to put in a particular or appropriate position; place.
Synonyms:to determine the position of; locate.
position
/ əˈɪʃə /
noun
the place, situation, or location of a person or thing
he took up a position to the rear
the appropriate or customary location
the telescope is in position for use
the arrangement or disposition of the body or a part of the body
the corpse was found in a sitting position
the manner in which a person or thing is placed; arrangement
military an area or point occupied for tactical reasons
mental attitude; point of view; stand
what's your position on this issue?
social status or standing, esp high social standing
a post of employment; job
the act of positing a fact or viewpoint
something posited, such as an idea, proposition, etc
sport the part of a field or playing area where a player is placed or where he generally operates
music
the vertical spacing or layout of the written notes in a chord. Chords arranged with the three upper voices close together are in close position . Chords whose notes are evenly or widely distributed are in open position See also root position
one of the points on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, determining where a string is to be stopped
the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
(of a consonant, either on its own or in combination with other consonants, such as x in Latin) to cause a short vowel to become metrically long when placed after it
finance the market commitment of a dealer in securities, currencies, or commodities
a long position
a short position
(foll by an infinitive) able (to)
I'm not in a position to reveal these figures
verb
to put in the proper or appropriate place; locate
sport to place (oneself or another player) in a particular part of the field or playing area
to put (someone or something) in a position (esp in relation to others) that confers a strategic advantage: he's trying to position himself for a leadership bid
marketing to promote (a product or service) by tailoring it to the needs of a specific market or by clearly differentiating it from its competitors (e.g. in terms of price or quality)
rareto locate or ascertain the position of
Other Word Forms
- positional adjective
- positionless adjective
- misposition verb (used with object)
- well-positioned adjective
- ˈپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of position1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
These are regarded as illegal under international law, although Israel rejects this position.
The lowly finishing position was largely expected by the team, who were happy to see both cars come home after 24 hours of racing.
Shanks said that Scotland was missing out on similar investment, and repeated calls for the Scottish government to end its "ideological position" of presumption against nuclear power.
Disney cut several hundred employees in the U.S. and abroad, while Paramount shed hundreds of its domestic workforce and Warner Bros. eliminated several dozen positions.
Yet they may struggle to achieve a common position.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse