position
//pəˈzɪʃ.ən//
Forms
- Plural
- positions
- present (v1)
- position
- past (v2)
- positioned
- past participle (v3)
- positioned
- present participle
- positioning
- 3rd person singular
- positions
Definitions
1.A place or location.
- Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.
2.A post of employment; a job.
3.A status or rank.
- Chief of Staff is the second-highest position in the army.
4.An opinion, stand, or stance.
- My position on this issue is unchanged.
- The cause therfore of divorce expres’t in the position cannot but agree with that describ’d in the best and equalest sense of Moses Law.
1.To put into place.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #546
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō (“a putting, position”), from positus (“placed, situated”), past participle of pōnō (“to place”); see ponent.
Compare apposition, composition, deposition; see pose.