position - Meaning in Konkani

position - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of position in English

position noun

1. a job in an organization

   Example

   • "he occupied a post in the treasury"
2. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

   Examples

   • "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
   • "he had the status of a minor"
   • "the novel attained the status of a classic"
3. a condition or position in which you find yourself

   Examples

   • "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
   • "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"
4. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
5. the appropriate or customary location

   Example

   • "the cars were in position"
6. the particular portion of space occupied by something

   Example

   • "he put the lamp back in its place"
7. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

   Example

   • "there are two sides to every question"
8. an item on a list or in a sequence

   Examples

   • "in the second place"
   • "moved from third to fifth position"
9. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

   Example

   • "consider what follows from the positivist view"
10. a rationalized mental attitude
11. the arrangement of the body and its limbs

    Example

    • "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
12. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

    Examples

    • "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
    • "the position of the hands on the clock"
13. the act of putting something in a certain place
14. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

    Example

    • "what position does he play?"
15. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

    Examples

    • "can you go in my stead?"
    • "in lieu of"
    • "took his place"
16. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

position verb

1. put into a certain place or abstract location

   Examples

   • "Place emphasis on a certain point"
   • "Put your things here"
   • "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
   • "Set the tray down"
2. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

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