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| 1. | [ noun ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | |
| Synonyms: | luck lot fate fortune portion destiny | |
| Examples: | : "whatever my fortune may be" "deserved a better fate" "has a happy lot" "the luck of the Irish" "a victim of circumstances" "success that was her portion" |
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| Related terms: | condition condition good_fortune misfortune failure providence | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a person's financial situation (good or bad) | |
| Examples: | "he found himself in straitened circumstances |
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| Related terms: | possession | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth | |
| Examples: | "each person was helped according to his circumstances" |
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| Related terms: | wealth | |
| Similar spelling: |
circumstance circumstantiate circumstantial circumstantially circumference circumspect circumscription circumscribe circumspectly circumscribed circumduction circumvent circumspection circumpolar circumfuse circumcise |
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