bɜːθ bɝθ ˈɒfɪs ˈɔfɪs pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən a job in an organization he occupied a post in the treasury physical position in relation to the surroundings the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides a condition or position in which you find yourself the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils found herself in a very fortunate situation the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time the present international situation is dangerous wondered how such a state of affairs had come about eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty the dangerous situation developed suddenly that's quite a situation no human situation is simple