what does position mean?
POSITION as NOUN
- Meaning
- the act of positing
- an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he occupied a post in the treasury
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another
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- can you go in my stead?
- took his place
- in lieu of
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
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- what position does he play?
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the act of putting something in a certain place or location
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Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
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- the position of the hands on the clock
- he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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- he assumed an attitude of surrender
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a rationalized mental attitude
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Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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- consider what follows from the positivist view
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an item on a list or in a sequence
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- in the second place
- moved from third to fifth position
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
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- there are two sides to every question
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object
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- he put the lamp back in its place
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the appropriate or customary location
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- the cars were in position
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
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Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a condition or position in which you find yourself
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- the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
- found herself in a very fortunate situation
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
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- he had the status of a minor
- the novel attained the status of a classic
- atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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POSITION as VERB
- Meaning
- put into a certain place or abstract location
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- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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