-situ-

{ } a. [ LL. situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See Site. ] 1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Placed; residing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pleasure situate in hill and dale. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. situatio: cf. F. situation. ] 1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. [ 1913 Webster ]

A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene. [ 1913 Webster ]

There's situation for you! there's an heroic group! Sheridan. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- State; position; seat; site; station; post; place; office; condition; case; plight. See State. [ 1913 Webster ]