omstandigheid

Definitions of omstandigheid
  1. noun
    a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
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    types:
    case, casus, geval
    a special set of circumstances
    hengsel, knier, scharnier
    a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend
    type of:
    gesteldheid, hoedanigheid, staat, standing, status, voorwaarde
    a state at a particular time
  2. noun
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
    synonyms: context, perspectief, zinsverband
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    type of:
    leefklimaat, leefmilieu, leefomgeving, leefomstandigheden, leefsfeer, leefsituatie, levensomstandigheden, milieu, omgeving, woonomgeving
    the totality of surrounding conditions
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