Definitions for Circumstances
cir·cum·stances

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1. fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portionnoun

   your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

   "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

2. circumstancesnoun

   a person's financial situation (good or bad)

   "he found himself in straitened circumstances"

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1. Circumstances

   Circumstances is a song by Canadian rock band Rush from its 1978 album Hemispheres. Lyrically, it is an autobiographical account by drummer Neil Peart about the time he spent living in England, and his eventual disillusionment with his then-current occupations. The song was played sporadically on the 1978-79 Tour of the Hemispheres, and did not return to Rush's setlists until the 2007 Snakes & Arrows Tour. On the latter tour, the song was played in a lower key than the original recording, to accommodate vocalist Geddy Lee's vocal range decreasing with age. It is one of a few Rush songs with French lyrics, these occurring in the chorus: "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" (the more it changes, the more it is the same).

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1. circumstances

   Circumstances refer to the specific conditions, situations, or factors that are related to an event, situation or individual's actions and can affect its outcome or results. These can include aspects like the environment, the context, the people involved, or any other relevant condition or variable. Circumstances are often beyond an individual's immediate control.

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1. Circumstances

   "Circumstances" is the second track on progressive rock band Rush's 1978 album Hemispheres. Lyrically, it is an autobiographical account, written by Peart, about the time he spent living in England, and his eventual disillusionment with his then-current occupations. Musically, it's a hard-hitting rock song, complete with power-chords and riffs, similar to much of their early 70s albums. It also features a keyboard break, near the middle of the song, similar to the one in "The Trees," supplied by Geddy Lee's Oberheim 8-voice Polyphonic Synthesizer, backed by Taurus pedals, Neil Peart's orchestral bells and a simple, soft chord progression by Alex Lifeson, before breaking back into the song's hard rock feel. It was only played a handful of times in concert, on the Tour of the Hemispheres from late 1978 to early 1979, before the 2007 Snakes & Arrows Tour when it was played every night in the first set of the band's 3 hour live show.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Circumstances' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #950

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Circumstances' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1404

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How to pronounce Circumstances?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Circumstances in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Circumstances in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Circumstances in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Circumstances in a Sentence

1. Emmerson Mnangagwa:

   Zimbabwe is going through both political and economic reforms and these do not come easily. It will take time for things to settle and results to be shown, in normal circumstances the president should have canceled the trip or booked a flight back home to deal with a very urgent situation, but it could be that he has absolute confidence that his deputy is in charge.

2. Mitt Romney:

   I think it's very natural for people to look at circumstances and see them in the light that's most amenable to maintaining their power and doing things to preserve their power.

3. Evan Buetow:

   I would love for Bergdahl to elaborate on the 'disturbing circumstances' that were going on in his unit, because I have no idea what he would be referring to. I am an open book and would testify to anything.

4. Rebecca Sokoll:

   Many couples are experimenting with sobriety these days, consider how this may affect date night. What about date day or even date morning ? A different time of day changes the type of activity we are able to engage in, changes the circumstances in which we engage with each other, and it changes the state of mind we inhabit together.

5. World Vision Geeta Bandi-Phillips:

   It will cost a lot more money. The intention (of the SDGs) is to go to help those children in the most difficult circumstances in fragile states .... but those (goals) need active political commitments and resources.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Circumstances
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstances
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Circumstances
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Circumstances