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situated

/ˈsɪtʃueɪtɪd/adjective

उच्चारण सिचुएटिड

स्थित

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adjective
  1. 1

    [not before noun]

    in a particular place or position

    स्थित

    • The college is situated near the river.
    • Our school is situated at the foot of a hill.
    • The hotel is situated on a hill above the lake.
    + 2 more examples
    • Our house is conveniently situated near the market.
    • The village is situated about ten kilometres from the highway.

    Synonyms located positioned placed sited set

  2. 2

    [not before noun]

    (of a person, an organization) in a particular situation

    (किसी स्थिति में) होना

    • She is well situated to win.
    • Radhika is well situated to apply for the scholarship because of her marks.
    • He is well situated to understand the problem, having lived there for years.
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    • Companies with large savings are better situated to survive a recession.
    • I am not comfortably situated at the moment, so I cannot lend you money.

    Synonyms placed positioned circumstanced

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

be situated + preposition + place

Situated is followed by a preposition of place and is used with be, not in the continuous form.

'Situated' के बाद स्थान का preposition आता है और यह be के साथ आता है, continuous रूप में नहीं।

  • The school is situated on the bank of the river.
  • The hotel is situated near the railway station.

situated in / on / at

Use in for a city or area, on for a river, road or coast, and at for a point.

शहर या क्षेत्र के लिए 'in', नदी, सड़क या तट के लिए 'on', और किसी बिंदु के लिए 'at' आता है।

  • The college is situated in a quiet part of Pune.
  • Digha is situated on the coast of Bengal.

be + adverb + situated

Adverbs such as conveniently or ideally show whether the place is a good one.

Conveniently या ideally जैसे adverbs बताते हैं कि स्थान कैसा है।

  • The library is conveniently situated near the bus stop.

well / badly situated (to + verb)

For people and organisations, well situated means in a good position to do something.

व्यक्तियों और संस्थाओं के लिए 'well situated' का अर्थ किसी काम के लिए अच्छी स्थिति में होना है।

  • The company is well situated to benefit from the new policy.
+Collocations 4

adverb + situated

convenientlyideallycentrallypleasantlybadly

  • The flat is centrally situated, close to the market.

situated + preposition

on the riverin the hillsat the edgenear the seabeside the lake

  • The temple is situated beside a calm lake.

well / happily situated

well situatedbadly situatedcomfortably situatedbetter situatedill situated

  • The family is comfortably situated after the promotion.

geographical situated

in the northto the south ofin the heart ofat the foot ofon the slope of

  • Shimla is situated in the heart of the hills.
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  • The Taj Mahal is situated on the bank of the Yamuna.

ताजमहल यमुना के किनारे स्थित है।

  • Radhika's college is situated about ten kilometres from her house.

राधिका का कॉलेज उसके घर से लगभग दस किलोमीटर की दूरी पर स्थित है।

  • The village is beautifully situated at the foot of the hills.

गाँव पहाड़ियों की तलहटी में सुंदर ढंग से बसा है।

  • Most of the shops are situated on the main road.

अधिकांश दुकानें मुख्य सड़क पर स्थित हैं।

  • Rich countries are better situated to handle a crisis.

धनी देश किसी संकट से निपटने की बेहतर स्थिति में हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The college is situated in the bank of the river.

✓ The college is situated on the bank of the river.

Use on for a place along a river bank.

नदी के किनारे के स्थान के लिए 'on' आता है।

✗ The hotel is situating near the station.

✓ The hotel is situated near the station.

Situated is a past participle used with is; there is no continuous form.

'Situated' past participle है और 'is' के साथ आता है; इसका continuous रूप नहीं होता।

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

located positioned placed sited set circumstanced

AaSpelling

sit·u·at·ed

?Which word?

Keep the location words together: situated, located, positioned, sited, nestled (situated in a sheltered place: 'a village nestled in the hills').

स्थान के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: situated, located, positioned, sited, nestled (सुरक्षित जगह में स्थित: 'a village nestled in the hills')।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: situated is a lexicalized adjective meaning located; it is used after a verb ('The temple is situated on a hill'), not before a noun.

प्रयोग में situated स्वतंत्र adjective है जिसका अर्थ स्थित है; यह verb के बाद आता है ('The temple is situated on a hill'), noun से पहले नहीं।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Well situated (in a good position), centrally situated.

Collocations: well situated (अच्छी स्थिति में), centrally situated।