Definition
Meaning of 'position'
Meaning of 'position' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Position 
[ n.]
- The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in
which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined,
or an upright position. [ n.]- The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.
- Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position.
- Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position.
- A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error.
2. Position [ v. t.]
- To indicate the position of; to place. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'position' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. position [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Example in sentence:
- can you go in my stead?;
- in lieu of;
- took his place
Meaning (2):
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Example in sentence:
- consider what follows from the positivist view
Meaning (3):
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
- the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Example in sentence:
- he assumed an attitude of surrender
Meaning (4):
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Example in sentence:
- atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life;
- he had the status of a minor;
- the novel attained the status of a classic
Meaning (5):
- a job in an organization
- a job in an organization
Example in sentence:
- he occupied a post in the treasury
Meaning (6):
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
Example in sentence:
- he put the lamp back in its place
Meaning (7):
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- an item on a list or in a sequence
Example in sentence:
- in the second place;
- moved from third to fifth position
Meaning (8):
- the appropriate or customary location
- the appropriate or customary location
Example in sentence:
- the cars were in position
Meaning (9):
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Example in sentence:
- he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage;
- the position of the hands on the clock
Meaning (10):
- a condition or position in which you find yourself
- a condition or position in which you find yourself
Example in sentence:
- found herself in a very fortunate situation;
- the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
Meaning (11):
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
Example in sentence:
- there are two sides to every question
Meaning (12):
- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
Example in sentence:
- what position does he play?
2. position [ v]
[ v]Meaning (13):
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- put into a certain place or abstract location
Example in sentence:
- Place emphasis on a certain point;
- Put your things here;
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children;
- Set the tray down
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