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- [puh-zish-uh n]
- /pəˈzɪʃ ən/
- /pəˈzɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-zish-uh n]
- /pəˈzɪʃ ən/
Definitions of position word
- noun position condition with reference to place; location; situation. 1
- noun position a place occupied or to be occupied; site: a fortified position. 1
- noun position the proper, appropriate, or usual place: out of position. 1
- noun 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. 1
- noun position status or standing: He has a position to maintain in the community. 1
- noun position high standing, as in society; important status: a person of wealth and position. 1
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Origin of position
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English posicioun a positing (< Anglo-French) < Latin positiōn- (stem of positiō) a placing, etc. See posit, -ion
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Parts of speech for Position
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
position popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
position usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for position
noun position
- acceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- anschauung — direct or immediate intuition or perception of sense data with little or no rational interpretation.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
verb position
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- build in — to incorporate or construct as an integral part
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
Antonyms for position
noun position
- disposition — the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
- imposition — the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
- misposition — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
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