position

The word “position” means a place or location where something or someone is. In plain terms, where something is located, a job title, someone's stance on an issue, or to place something deliberately.

“Position” is pronounced puh-ZIHSH-uhn (/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ in IPA).

Here is “position” used in a sentence: “The ship's position was tracked by satellite.”

Depending on how it is used, “position” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “position” comes from Latin. From Latin positio, "a placing," from ponere ("to place"), the same root behind "pose" and "post.".

“Position” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Position” has 5 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a place or location where something or someone is.

The words are close, but location tends to mean a broader, fixed place — a shop's location, a filming location. Position is often more precise and relative, describing exactly where something sits in relation to other things: the position of a word in a sentence, or a chair's position in the room.

Place is the more general, everyday word for where something is. Position adds precision and often a sense of arrangement — how something is set relative to other things. You might lose your place in a queue, but adjust the position of the furniture. Position implies a considered or exact spot.

No. Beyond physical location, position can mean a job or post ('a teaching position'), a rank or standing ('a strong position in the market'), or an opinion ('her position on the issue'). The core idea stays the same, though: where someone or something stands, literally or figuratively.

The position of the sun in the sky, a book's position on a shelf, or a player's position on the pitch all describe where something is. In each case, position pins down a specific spot, often defined by its relationship to the things around it.