ENGLISH: circumstance - CREOLE: sikonstans



Overview of noun circumstance



The noun circumstance has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (39) circumstance -- (a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity)

2. (8) context, circumstance -- (the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context")

3. (3) circumstance, condition, consideration -- (information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take")

4. circumstance -- (formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance")

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