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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescirconstances
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seerkon-stahns
"Sous les circonstances actuelles, nous devons revoir nos plans."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The conditions or facts affecting a situation or event.
"Under the current circumstances, we must reconsider our plans." - 2
A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
"She explained the circumstances that led to her decision."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'circumstances' originates from the Latin 'circumstantia', meaning 'surrounding conditions'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to denote the conditions or facts that accompany an event or situation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Circumstances" is said worldwide
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circonstances
Transliteration: seerkon-stahns
"Sous les circonstances actuelles, nous devons revoir nos plans."
Umstände
Transliteration: oom-shtend-eh
"Unter den aktuellen Umständen müssen wir unsere Pläne überdenken."
circostanze
Transliteration: cheer-koh-stahn-tseh
"Sotto le attuali circostanze, dobbiamo rivedere i nostri piani."
circunstancias
Transliteration: seer-kun-stahn-syahs
"Bajo las circunstancias actuales, debemos reconsiderar nuestros planes."
circunstâncias
Transliteration: seer-kun-stahn-syahs
"Sob as circunstâncias atuais, precisamos reconsiderar nossos planos."
परिस्थितियाँ
Transliteration: paristhitiyan
"वर्तमान परिस्थितियों के तहत, हमें अपनी योजनाओं पर पुनर्विचार करना चाहिए।"
情况
Transliteration: qíngkuàng
"在当前情况下，我们必须重新考虑我们的计划。"
상황
Transliteration: sanghwang
"현재 상황에서는 계획을 재고해야 합니다."
状況
Transliteration: jōkyō
"現在の状況では、計画を再考する必要があります。"
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