po|si|tion

po|si|tion: po|si|tion «puh ZIHSH uhn», noun, verb.

–n.

1. the place where a thing or person is; place with respect to another place: »The flowers grew in a sheltered position behind the house.
SYNONYM(S): situation, site, location. See syn. under place¹. (Cf. ↑place)

2. a way of being placed: »Put the baby in a comfortable position.

3. the proper place: »Each soldier got into position to defend the fort.

4. a condition with reference to place or circumstances: »He maneuvered for position before shooting the basketball. (Figurative.) Your careless remark put me in an awkward position.

5. Figurative. a job: »He lost his position because he was not honest.

6. Figurative. standing, especially high standing; rank: »He was raised to the position of captain in the navy.
SYNONYM(S): status.

7. Figurative. a way of thinking; set of opinions: »What is your position on this question?

8. Greek and Latin Prosody. the situation of a short vowel before two or more consonants or their equivalent, making the syllable metrically long.

–v.t.

1. to place in a certain position; place: »The photographer positioned us so that the tall students stood behind the shorter ones. By adjusting the controls, the nails are fed out of slotted storage banks and positioned as desired (Wall Street Journal).

2. to determine the position of; locate.

3. to market or advertise (a product) by appealing to a particular type of consumer or specific segment of the public: »The main difficulty manufacturers have in positioning a new product is [that] they want everybody to love their product (Jack Springer).

╂[< Latin positiō, -ōnis < pōnere to set]

Synonym Study noun.5 Position, situation, job mean employment. Position is somewhat formal and usually suggests white-collar work: »She has a position in a bank.
Situation is chiefly used in employment advertising: »situations available.
Job is the informal word for employment of any kind, but emphasizes the idea of work to do: »He has a job on a ranch this summer. I don't envy the President his job.

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-tion — ⇒ TION, SION, suff. Suff. issu du lat. tionem, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux subst. fém. qui expriment une action ou le résultat de cette action. Rem. D apr. DUB. Dér. 1962, p. 31, la forme fondamentale du suff. est tion avec les var. sion … Encyclopédie Universelle
-tion — [shən] [< Fr, OFr, or L: Fr tion < OFr cion < L tio (gen. tionis) < t of pp. stem + io (gen. ionis), suffix] suffix forming nouns 1. the act of ing 2. the state of being ed 3. the thing that is ed … English World dictionary
Tion Meddon — es un personaje de la serie de películas de Star Wars. Alienigena de gran poderío político, miembro de la aristocracia del planeta Utapau. Meddon era de la especie de los Utapauians, unos seres de alta contextura con una piel grisacea y corrugada … Enciclopedia Universal
tion — [ ʃn ] suffix used with verbs to make nouns: decoration (=something used for decorating or the process of decorating) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-tion — Suffix zur Bildung von Abstrakta std. ( ) Entlehnung. Zurückgehend auf l. tio ( tionis), die Form io nur durch falsche Ablösung. lateinisch l … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
-tion — syllable formed when the suffix ION (Cf. ion) (from L. io) is fixed to a base or to another suffix ending in t or te … Etymology dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
-tion — suffix forming nouns of action, condition, etc. (see ION, ATION, ITION, UTION). Etymology: from or after F tion or L tio tionis * * * a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with… … Useful english dictionary
Tion Medon — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar … Wikipedia Español
-tion — ion ist ein häufiges Suffix beim Substantiv, das der Wortbildung dient. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft aus dem Lateinischen 1.1 Betonung 2 Herkunft aus dem Griechischen 3 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
-tion — a composite suffix used to form abstract nouns consisting of the final consonant of participial and other stems, plus ion, used to express an action (revolution, commendation), or a state (contrition, volition), or associated meanings (relation,… …

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