situated

American  

[sich-oo-ey-tid] / ˈsɪtʃ uˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. located; placed.

2. placed in a particular position or condition, especially with reference to the possession of money.

   The inheritance leaves them well situated.

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Other Word Forms

• unsituated adjective
• well-situated adjective

Etymology

Origin of situated

First recorded in 1550–60; situate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The station where Williams stopped is situated along a busy road in the city of Falls Church, nestled between an Anglican church, an auto repair shop and a dentist's office.

From Barron's

I use the camera function on my cell phone to watch her get situated and slip on her earbuds.

From Literature

Though concentrated, it’s situated among newly refreshed spaces containing lavishly ornamented mummy coffins, carved grave stelae, canopic jars, tomb wall reliefs and the preserved body of a woman named Gautseshenu.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, with a large area of high pressure situated in the western Atlantic, a strong south-easterly wind will bring increased moisture to the eastern coast of Florida.

From BBC

She added their car park was across the road from the school and situated on a busy road.

From BBC

Related Words

• parked
• placed
• planted