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Position
01
a job, role, or function within an organization
Examples
She accepted a managerial position at the firm.
02
the specific location or area occupied by something in space
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
positions
Examples
The vase 's position on the table was slightly off-center.
03
a viewpoint or way of considering a situation, topic, or issue
Examples
Her position on climate change is well-documented.
04
a location occupied by troops for strategic or tactical purposes
Examples
The soldiers moved to a defensive position.
05
the posture of the body and its limbs
Examples
The gymnast assumed a difficult position on the beam.
06
the relative rank, status, or standing of someone or something in society
Examples
His position in society afforded him certain privileges.
07
the role given to a player in a team sport
Examples
She plays the forward position on the soccer team.
08
an opinion or stance held in opposition to another in a dispute or argument
Examples
His position contrasted sharply with the majority opinion.
09
the order or place of an item in a sequence or list
Examples
The book held the first position on the bestseller list.
to position
01
to put into a specific location
Transitive: to position sb/sth somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
position
3rd person singular
positions
Present participle
positioning
Past simple
positioned
Past participle
positioned
Examples
The teacher asked the students to position their desks in a circle for group discussion.
Lexical Tree
disposition
positionable
positional
position
posit
