position meaning and definition

POSITION noun

Definition of position (noun)

1. the particular portion of space occupied by something
   • "he put the lamp back in its place"
   • synonyms: place
2. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
   • synonyms: military position
3. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
   • "consider what follows from the positivist view"
   • synonyms: perspective, view
4. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
   • "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
   • synonyms: attitude, posture
5. 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"
   • synonyms: status
6. a job in an organization
   • "he occupied a post in the treasury"
   • synonyms: berth, billet, office, place, post, situation, spot
7. 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"
   • synonyms: spatial relation
8. the appropriate or customary location
   • "the cars were in position"
9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
   • "what position does he play?"
10. the act of putting something in a certain place
    • synonyms: emplacement, locating, location, placement, positioning
11. 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"
    • synonyms: situation
12. a rationalized mental attitude
    • synonyms: posture, stance
13. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
    • "there are two sides to every question"
    • synonyms: side
14. an item on a list or in a sequence
    • "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
    • synonyms: place
15. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    • "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
    • synonyms: lieu, place, stead
16. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

POSITION verb

Definition of position (verb)

1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
2. 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"
   • synonyms: lay, place, pose, put, set