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circumstances

cir·cums·tan·ces

UK/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/ US/ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/ common

noun

1.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

  • “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”
2.

the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth

  • “each person was helped according to his circumstances”
3.

a person''s financial situation (good or bad)

  • “he found himself in straitened circumstances”

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