Circumstance

//ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns//

Synonyms for "circumstance" (130 found)

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Translations

137 translations across 64 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • rrethanë noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Arabic

2 entries
  • حَالَة noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • ظَرْف noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Armenian

4 entries
  • դեպք noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • հանգամանք noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • մանրամասնություն noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • պարագա noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • hal noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • vəziyyət noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • акалі́чнасць noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Bengali

3 entries
  • আওকাত noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • পরিস্থিতি noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • হালত noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • материа́лно положе́ние noun (condition in regard to worldly estate)
  • обстоя́телство noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • подро́бност noun (circumlocution; detail)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အခြေအနေ noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Catalan

1 entries
  • circumstància noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 事件 noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • 情況 /情况 noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • 狀態 /状态 noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • 細節 /细节 noun (circumlocution; detail)

Czech

1 entries
  • okolnost noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Danish

4 entries
  • detalje noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • kår noun (condition in regard to worldly estate)
  • omstændelighed noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • omstændighed noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Dutch

2 entries
  • omstandigheid noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • omstandigheid noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • cirkonstanco noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Estonian

1 entries
  • asjaolu noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Finnish

4 entries
  • asianhaara noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • olosuhteet noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • olot noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • seikka noun (circumlocution; detail)

French

1 entries
  • circonstance noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Galician

1 entries
  • circunstancia noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Georgian

1 entries
  • გარემოება noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

German

2 entries
  • Umstand noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • Umstand noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • נסיבות noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Hindi

2 entries
  • परिस्थिति noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • प्रसंग noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • körülmény noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • kringumstæður noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Irish

1 entries
  • toisc noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Italian

4 entries
  • caso noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • circonlocuzione noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • circostanza noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • dettaglio noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 事件 noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • 事情 noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • 状況 noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • жағдай noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Khmer

1 entries
  • កាលៈទេសៈ noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Korean

2 entries
  • 사건 noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • 상황 noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • жагдай noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Lao

2 entries
  • ກະລະນີ noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • ສະຖານະ noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Latin

2 entries
  • rēs noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • tempus noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Latvian

1 entries
  • apstāklis noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • aplinkybė noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • околност noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Malay

1 entries
  • keadaan noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • нөхцөл байдал noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • ᠨᠥᠬᠦᠴᠡᠯ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠳᠠᠯ noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Māori

2 entries
  • tūāhuatanga noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • tūāhuatanga noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • omstendighet noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • omstende noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Old English

1 entries
  • ymbstandennes noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Persian

4 entries
  • حال noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • حالات noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • شرایط noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • وضعیت noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Veheltniss noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Polish

1 entries
  • okoliczność noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • circunstância noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • circunstância noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • circunstância noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • circunstância noun (condition in regard to worldly estate)

Romanian

3 entries
  • circumstanță noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • împrejurare noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • împrejurare noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Russian

4 entries
  • дета́ль noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • материа́льное положе́ние noun (condition in regard to worldly estate)
  • обстоя́тельство noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • обстоя́тельство noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cor noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • okolnost noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • околност noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Slovak

1 entries
  • okolnosť noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Slovene

1 entries
  • okoliščina noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Spanish

3 entries
  • circunstancia noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • circunstancia noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • tesitura noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Swedish

1 entries
  • omständighet noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Tajik

4 entries
  • вазъият noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • шароит noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • ҳолат noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • ҷиҳат noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Thai

3 entries
  • กรณี noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • สถานการณ์ noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • สถานการณ์ noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • ኩነት noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Turkish

2 entries
  • durum noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • hâl noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ви́падок noun (event; fact; particular incident)
  • дета́ль noun (circumlocution; detail)
  • обста́вина noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • обста́вина noun (event; fact; particular incident)

Urdu

2 entries
  • حال noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • حالات noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ھالەت noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Uzbek

4 entries
  • hol noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • holat noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • jihat noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  • tomon noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • hoàn cảnh noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Welsh

1 entries
  • amgylchiad noun (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)

Sample sentences

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They are in comfortable circumstance.

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She takes every circumstance into account.

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A miserable quarrel provoked by the hardheartedness of the landlord of a public-house, who insisted upon having three pounds of bread in payment for two pennyworth of wine which the woman had regaled herself with, was the circumstance that constituted the charge, and which, if substantiated would be punishable by five or ten years' imprisonment.

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But if I have committed a crime, every circumstance of the case is changed.

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