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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPosition
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Position
"Wir müssen unsere Position klar definieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A place, especially one having appropriate conditions in which something is to be placed or where it is to be put.
"The ship's position was determined by satellite."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'position' originates from the Latin 'positio', meaning 'a placing, position', which evolved through Old French 'position' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a physical placement to encompass abstract concepts such as roles or statuses in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Position" is said worldwide
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position
Transliteration: position
"Quelle est votre position sur ce sujet ?"
Position
Transliteration: Position
"Wir müssen unsere Position klar definieren."
posizione
Transliteration: posizione
"La nave ha cambiato posizione."
posición
Transliteration: posición
"Ella consiguió una buena posición en la empresa."
posição
Transliteration: posição
"O jogador mudou de posição no campo."
स्थिति
Transliteration: sthiti
"इस मामले पर आपकी क्या स्थिति है?"
位置
Transliteration: wèizhì
"请告诉我你的具体位置。"
위치
Transliteration: wichi
"우리의 현재 위치를 확인하세요."
位置
Transliteration: ichi
"現在地を確認してください。"
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