Circumstance
WordNet
noun
(1) Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
"Another consideration is the time it would take"
(2) Formal ceremony about important occasions
"Pomp and circumstance"
(3) A condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
(4) The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
"The historical context"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.
- An event; a fact; a particular incident.
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 20:
- Then another circumstance happened, which made a lasting impression on my memory, though I was but a small child.
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 20:
- Circumlocution; detail.
- Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
Verb
- To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.