adj
Meaning 1
In its original position or place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ex situ
Phrase guide
in situ
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪnˈsɪ.t(j)uː/
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/ɪnˈsaɪ.t(j)uː/
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rhymes with -ɪtjuː
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rhymes with -aɪːtjuː
adv
Meaning 2
In its original position or place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ex situ
adverb
Meaning 3
in the original or natural place or site
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- carcinoma in situ
- the archeologists left the pottery in place
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in place
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in + sitū, ablative singular of situs.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: in situ — in its original position or place
- Czech: na místě — in its original position or place
- Italian: in situ — in its original position or place
- Italian: sul campo — in its original position or place
- Italian: sulla struttura — in its original position or place
- Italian: sul terreno reale — in its original position or place
- Italian: nel luogo d'origine — in its original position or place
- Italian: sul luogo stesso — in its original position or place
- Italian: nel medesimo posto — in its original position or place
- Italian: nella stessa sede — in its original position or place
- Italian: allo stato originario — in its original position or place
- Polish: in situ — in its original position or place
- Romanian: in situ — in its original position or place
- Russian: на месте (na meste) — in its original position or place
- Slovak: na mieste — in its original position or place
- Spanish: in situ — in its original position or place
- Turkish: in situ — in its original position or place