position

the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object

• “he put the lamp back in its place”

a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

• “consider what follows from the positivist view”

position or arrangement of the body and its limbs

• “he assumed an attitude of surrender”

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

• “he had the status of a minor”
• “the novel attained the status of a classic”
• “atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life”

a job in an organization

• “he occupied a post in the treasury”

the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

• “the position of the hands on the clock”
• “he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage”

the appropriate or customary location

• “the cars were in position”

(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

• “what position does he play?”

the act of putting something in a certain place or location

a condition or position in which you find yourself

• “the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils”
• “found herself in a very fortunate situation”

an item on a list or in a sequence

• “in the second place”
• “moved from third to fifth position”

a rationalized mental attitude

an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

• “there are two sides to every question”

the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another

• “can you go in my stead?”
• “took his place”
• “in lieu of”

the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

put into a certain place or abstract location

• “Put your things here”
• “Set the tray down”
• “Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children”
• “Place emphasis on a certain point”