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2007-03-28 14:20:02 · 2 answers · asked by Cathy H 1 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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...I think you are trying to ask "what does the word 'circumstances' mean?" Is so, here ya go:
Circumstance: a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another.
So in general terms, circumstances are facts that influence the result of something.
Example: "Cost is a minor circumstance in this case." Means that the cost doesn't really affect whether or not the person will buy/sell whatever it is.

hope this helps!

2007-03-28 14:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by sillygoose08 3 · 0 0

One entry found for circumstance.
Main Entry: cir·***·stance
Pronunciation: 's&r-k&m-"stan(t)s, -st&n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin circumstantia, from circumstant-, circumstans, present participle of circumstare to stand around, from circum- + stare to stand -- more at STAND
1 a : a condition, fact, or event accompanying, conditioning, or determining another : an essential or inevitable concomitant b : a subordinate or accessory fact or detail c : a piece of evidence that indicates the probability or improbability of an event (as a crime)
2 a : the sum of essential and environmental factors (as of an event or situation) b : state of affairs : EVENTUALITY -- often used in plural c plural : situation with regard to wealth
3 : attendant formalities and ceremonial
4 : an event that constitutes a detail (as of a narrative or course of events)
synonym see OCCURRENCE

2007-03-29 18:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by carly071 4 · 0 0

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