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   position

   /pəˈzɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a place where someone or something is located or has been put: "the distress call had given the ship's position" Similar locationplacesituationspotsitelocalitylocalescenesettingareapointwhereaboutsbearingsorientationinformal:possietechnical:locus
   • ▪ the correct location of someone or something: "sew the band into position"
   • ▪ a place where part of a military force is posted for strategic purposes: "the guns were shelling the German positions"
   • 2. a particular way in which someone or something is placed or arranged: "he moved himself into a reclining position" Similar posturestanceattitudeposesetarrangementdispositionplacement
   • ▪ the configuration of the pieces and pawns on the board at any point in a game of chess.
   • ▪ a particular location of the hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument: "be familiar with the first six positions across the four strings"
   • ▪ the arrangement of the constituent notes of a chord.
   • 3. a situation, especially as it affects one's power to act: "the company's financial position is grim" Similar situationstateconditioncircumstancesset of circumstancesstate of affairscasepredicamentplightpassstrait(s)
   • ▪ the state of being placed where one has an advantage over one's rivals or competitors: "sleek motor launches jostled for position" Similar advantagepole positionadvantageous positionfavourable positionthe upper handthe edgethe whip handprimacyinformal:the catbird seatthe box seat
   • ▪ a person's place or level of importance in relation to others: "he made up ground to finish in second position"
   • ▪ high rank or social standing: "a woman of supposed wealth and position" Similar statusplacelevelrankgradegradingratingstandingstationfootingstatureprestigeinfluencereputationreputeimportanceconsequenceclass
   • ▪ a job: "she retired from her position as marketing director" Similar jobday jobpostsituationappointmentroleoccupationemploymentofficecapacitydutyfunctionopeningvacancynicheopportunityplacementinformal:berthgriparchaic:employ
   • ▪ (in team games) a role assigned to a particular player based on the location in which they play: "he looks best in central midfield, his own preferred position"
   • 4. a person's point of view or attitude towards something: "I’ll never accept his position on censorship" Similar point of viewviewpointopinionway of thinkingoutlookattitudestandstandpointstancepostureangleperspectiveapproachslantthinkingpolicythoughtsideassentimentsfeelings
   • 5. the extent to which an investor, dealer, or speculator has made a commitment in the market by buying or selling securities: "traders were covering short positions"
   • 6. a proposition laid down or asserted; a tenet or assertion.

   verb

   • 1. put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way: "he pulled out a chair and positioned it between them"
   • ▪ promote (a product, service, or business) within a particular sector of a market, or as the fulfilment of that sector's specific requirements: "a development plan which will position the city as a major economic force in the region"
   • ▪ portray or regard (someone) as a particular type of person: "I had positioned her as my antagonist"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin positio(n-), from ponere ‘to place’. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th century.

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   • Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin positio (n-), from ponere ‘to place’. The current sense of the verb dates from the early 19th cent. Definition of position noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What do you mean by positing?

   • the act of positing. something that is posited. Ballet. any of the five basic positions of the feet with which every step or movement begins and ends. Compare first position, second position, third position, fourth position, fifth position. Music.

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   What is the difference between position and posture?

   • Position, posture, attitude, pose refer to an arrangement or disposal of the body or its parts. Position is the general word for the arrangement of the body: in a reclining position. Posture is usually an assumed arrangement of the body, especially when standing: a relaxed posture.

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   What is a position in a sentence?

   • a fortified position. out of position. to be in an awkward position; to bargain from a position of strength. He has a position to maintain in the community. a person of wealth and position. a position in a bank. the relative position of the hands of a clock. to be in a sitting position. one's position on a controversial topic. the act of positing.

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   What is a position in society?

   • Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle. [VERB noun preposition] Your position in society is the role and the importance that you have in it. A position in a company or organization is a job. He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council.

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   noun. 1. the place, situation, or location of a person or thing. he took up a position to the rear. 2. the appropriate or customary location. the telescope is in position for use. 3. the arrangement or disposition of the body or a part of the body.

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   1. : an act of placing or arranging: such as. a. : the laying down of a proposition or thesis. b. : an arranging in order. 2. : a point of view adopted and held to. made my position on the issue clear. 3. a. : the point or area occupied by a physical object : location. took her position at the head of the line. b.

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   1. the place, situation, or location of a person or thing: he took up a position to the rear. 2. the appropriate or customary location: the telescope is in position for use. 3. the arrangement or disposition of the body or a part of the body: the corpse was found in a sitting position.

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   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.

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   Position, posture, attitude, pose refer to an arrangement or disposal of the body or its parts. Position is the general word for the arrangement of the body: in a reclining position. Posture is usually an assumed arrangement of the body, especially when standing: a relaxed posture.