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circumstance

/ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ verbe C2

En français : placer dans une situation

  1. To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.

He/she/it circumstances · Prétérit circumstanced · Participe passé circumstanced · Forme en -ing circumstancing

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Formes du verbe

Forme de base
circumstance
He/she/it
circumstances
Prétérit
circumstanced
Participe passé
circumstanced
Forme en -ing
circumstancing

Dans la bibliothèque

But I am afraid you are giving it a turn which that gentleman did by no means intend; for he would certainly think the better of me if, under such a circumstance, I were to give a flat denial, and ride off as fast as I could.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 53 · B2
We may as well wait, perhaps, till the circumstance occurs, before we discuss the discretion of his behaviour thereupon.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 54 · B2
As a clergyman, moreover, I feel it my duty to promote and establish the blessing of peace in all families within the reach of my influence; and on these grounds I flatter myself that my present overtures of good-will are highly commendable, and that the circumstance of my being next in the entail of Longbourn estate will be kindly overlooked on your side, and not lead you to reject the offered olive branch.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 69 · B2
It was necessary to make this circumstance a matter of pleasure, because on such occasions it is the etiquette; but no one was less likely than Mrs.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 113 · B2

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