po·si·tion
po·si·tion/pəˈziSH(ə)n/
noun
- a place where someone or something is located or has been put."the distress call had given the ship's position"synonyms: location, place, situation, spot, site, locality, locale, scene, setting, area, point, whereabouts, bearings, orientation, possie, locus
- a particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged."he moved himself into a reclining position"synonyms: posture, stance, attitude, pose, set, arrangement, disposition, placement
- a situation or set of circumstances, especially one that affects one's power to act."the company's financial position is grim"synonyms: situation, state, condition, circumstances, set of circumstances, state of affairs, case, predicament, plight, pass, strait(s)
- a person's point of view or attitude toward something."I’ll never accept his position on censorship"synonyms: point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, attitude, stand, standpoint, stance, posture, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings
- an investor's net holdings in one or more markets at a particular time; the status of an individual or institutional trader's open contracts."traders were covering short positions"
- a proposition laid down or asserted; a tenet or assertion.
verb
put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.
"he pulled out a chair and positioned it between them"
synonyms: put, place, locate, situate, set, site, stand, station, lay, lie, rest, prop, plant, stick, install, settle, arrange, dispose, array, range, lay out, deploy, orient, orientate, plonk, park, posit
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noun ; a · the point or area occupied by a physical object : location. took her position at the head of the line ; b · a certain arrangement of bodily parts. rose ...
POSITION meaning: 1. the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things: 2. (in team sports…. Learn more.
7 days ago · to be in an awkward position; to bargain from a position of strength. status or standing: He has a position to maintain in the community.
A position is the point where something is located, as on a map, or the posture it's arranged in, such as an "upright position." Position has many meanings.
POSITION meaning: 1 : the place where someone or something is in relation to other people or things; 2 : the place where someone or something should be used ...
1. the place, situation, or location of a person or thing · 2. the appropriate or customary location · 3. the arrangement or disposition of the body or a part of ...
noun ; 1. as in job. an assignment at which one regularly works for pay ; 2. as in role. the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for ...
high standing, as in society; important status: a person of wealth and position. a post of employment: a position in a bank. manner of being placed, disposed, ...
3 place where somebody/something is [countable]PLACE the place where someone or something is, especially in relation to other objects and placesposition of ...
Position often refers to: Position (geometry), the spatial location (rather than orientation) of an entity; Position, a job or occupation.