thing

noun (SITUATION)

/θɪŋ/

Definition

things B1 [plural] › used to refer to the general situation: Things have been going very well recently.Situations and circumstances it's a good thing B2 If it's a good thing that something happened, it is lucky that it happened: It's a good thing (that) we booked our tickets early.Good luck and bad luck the way things are (also as things stand) › in the present situation: The way things are, I'll never have this ready by June.Situations and circumstances

(Definition of thing noun (SITUATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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