circumstance
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) (NZ) IPA (key): /ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)ns/ or /-ɑːns/ or /-æns/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈsɝ.kəm.ˌstæns/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: cir‧cum‧stance
Noun
[change]- (countable); (usually plural) The circumstances surrounding an action or event includes all the information that helps you understand the action or event.
- Though war is a terrible thing, it is necessary under certain circumstances.
- Given the circumstances, I think we need to be flexible.
- (uncountable) Circumstance is the events that affect you but that you cannot control.
- We hadn't planned it, but we ended up together by circumstance.