circumstance

== English == === Alternative forms === circumstaunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English circumstaunce, from Old French circonstance, from Latin circumstantia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/, /-ɑːns/, /-æns/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːkəmstæns/, /-aːns/ Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧stance === Noun === circumstance (countable and uncountable, plural circumstances) Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. An event; a fact; a particular incident, occurrence, or condition (status). Coordinate terms: accident, happenstance (archaic) Evasive or indirect language; circumlocution. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== circumstantial, coinstantial, circumspection ==== Translations ==== === Verb === circumstance (third-person singular simple present circumstances, present participle circumstancing, simple past and past participle circumstanced) To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.