Definition of circumstance

• n. - That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.
• n. - An event; a fact; a particular incident.
• n. - Circumlocution; detail.
• n. - Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
• v. t. - To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.