n. | 1. | That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things. | ||||||
2. | An event; a fact; a particular incident. | |||||||
3. | Circumlocution; detail. | |||||||
4. | Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
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v. t. | 1. | To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents. |
Noun | 1. | circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity |
2. | circumstance - the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event; "the historical context" Synonyms: context | |
3. | circumstance - information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" Synonyms: consideration, condition | |
4. | circumstance - formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance" |