/ˈsɜːkəmstəns/
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Translation
A fact or condition around an event that changes what happens.
Word origin
From Latin circumstantia, from circum, around, and stare, to stand.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- circumstantia
- English cognates
- circle, stable
Grammar
Gender
Pluralcircumstances
Examples
these , .
The plural is far more common than the singular.
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Here it means all the facts around the accident.
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"Under no circumstances" is a strong way to say never.
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