definition of
circumstances

[1] #1 circumstances n. [fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, portion] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion". wn

[2] #2 circumstances n. a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances". wn