position
Translation
position, location, job, stance
Examples
What is your position in the company?
What is your position in the company?
The map shows the ship's current position.
The map shows the ship's current position.
He changed his position on the issue.
He changed his position on the issue.
Sit in a comfortable position.
Sit in a comfortable position.
Grammar Patterns
((in sth.)) a rank or role in (an organization) What is your position in the company?
((of sth.)) a place where (sth.) is located The map shows the ship's current position.
((on sth.)) a point of view or attitude towards (sth.) He changed his position on the issue.
Similar Words
Synonyms: location, place, job, role, stance, opinion
Etymology
From Latin 'positio' (a placing), from 'ponere' (to put, place). The root '-pos-' means 'to place'.
Memory Tips
A 'position' is a place where something is 'posited' or put.