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position

/pəzˈɪʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. the particular portion of space occupied by something
    “he put the lamp back in its place”
  2. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
  3. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    “consider what follows from the positivist view”
  4. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
    “he assumed an attitude of surrender”
  5. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
    “he had the status of a minor”
  6. a job in an organization
    “he occupied a post in the treasury”
  7. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    “the position of the hands on the clock”
  8. the appropriate or customary location
    “the cars were in position”
  9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    “what position does he play?”
  10. the act of putting something in a certain place
  11. a condition or position in which you find yourself
    “the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils”
  12. a rationalized mental attitude

verb

  1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
  2. put into a certain place or abstract location
    “Put your things here”

Synonyms for position

Words that rhyme with position

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