position

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position

The chess player carefully considered the position of each piece on the board.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A place or location: The specific point or area where someone or something is located or has been placed.
    • A job or role: A particular function or post within an organization or system.
    • A situation or circumstance: The set of conditions or facts affecting someone at a particular time.
    • A point of view or attitude: A person's opinion or stance on a particular issue.
    • A place in a sequence or ranking: A person's or thing's place in an ordered list, competition, or hierarchy.
    • The way someone holds their body: The posture or arrangement of the body and its limbs.

  2. Verb:

    • To place or arrange: To put something or someone in a particular place or situation.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Please check the position of the furniture on the diagram. (Location)
    • She applied for a management position at the new company. (Job/Role)
    • His rude comments put me in an awkward position. (Situation)
    • What is your position on the proposed tax changes? (Opinion/Stance)
    • Our team finished in third position. (Ranking)
    • The yoga instructor corrected my position. (Posture)

  • Verb:

    • You need to position the sensor near the window for accurate readings.
Advanced Usage

  • "To be in a position to do something": To have the ability, authority, or right to do something.

    • After the promotion, she was in a position to influence company policy.

  • "Jockey for position": To try to get an advantage over others, especially in a competitive situation.

    • Several candidates are jockeying for position ahead of the election.

  • "In a position of strength/weakness": In a situation where one has a lot of or very little power, advantage, or control.

    • Negotiating from a position of strength often yields better results.
Variants and Related Words

  • Positional (adj): Relating to or determined by position.

    • The game involves positional strategy on the board.

  • Reposition (v): To place in a different position.

    • The company decided to reposition its brand to attract younger customers.
Synonyms
  • Location (n): A particular place or position.
  • Post (n): A job or official position, especially one involving public service or duty.
  • Stance (n): A person's attitude or standpoint on an issue.
  • Place (v/n): To put in a particular location; a particular point or area in space.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Position oneself as: To present or establish oneself in a particular role or category.
    • The candidate positioned herself as an outsider who would fight corruption.
Related Idioms

  • In no position to: Not having the ability, right, or authority to do something.

    • I'm in no position to criticize; I've made similar mistakes myself.

  • The position of the day: The main topic of discussion or focus at a particular time.

    • Climate change is the position of the day at the international summit.
position

The chess player carefully considered the position of each piece on the board.

Noun
  1. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
  2. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    • can you go in my stead?
    • took his place
    • in lieu of
  3. an item on a list or in a sequence
    • in the second place
    • moved from third to fifth position
  4. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
    • there are two sides to every question
  5. a rationalized mental attitude
  6. a condition or position in which you find yourself
    • the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
    • found herself in a very fortunate situation
  7. the act of putting something in a certain place
  8. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    • what position does he play?
  9. the appropriate or customary location
    • the cars were in position
  10. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    • the position of the hands on the clock
    • he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
  11. a job in an organization
    • he occupied a post in the treasury
  12. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
    • 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
  13. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
    • he assumed an attitude of surrender
  14. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    • consider what follows from the positivist view
  15. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
  16. the particular portion of space occupied by something
    • he put the lamp back in its place
Verb
  1. put into a certain place or abstract location
    • Put your things here
    • Set the tray down
    • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
    • Place emphasis on a certain point
  2. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

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