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state
[steyt]
noun
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes.
a state of health.
the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like.
water in a gaseous state.
status, rank, or position in life; station.
He dresses in a manner befitting his state.
Synonyms:the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank.
to travel in state.
a particular condition of mind or feeling.
to be in an excited state.
an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition.
He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death.
a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation.
the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.
Sometimes State any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America.
the body politic as organized for civil rule and government (church ).
the operations or activities of a central civil government.
affairs of state.
Also called State Department.Informal.State. the Department of State.
Printing.a set of copies of an edition of a publication which differ from others of the same printing because of additions, corrections, or transpositions made during printing or at any time before publication.
Informal.the States, the United States (usually used outside its borders).
After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States.
adjective
of or relating to the central civil government or authority.
made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths that make up a federal union: a state bank.
a state highway;
a state bank.
characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony.
a state dinner.
Synonyms: , , ,used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony.
verb (used with object)
to declare definitely or specifically.
She stated her position on the case.
Synonyms: , , ,to set forth formally in speech or writing.
to state a hypothesis.
to set forth in proper or definite form.
to state a problem.
to say.
to fix or settle, as by authority.
Synonyms:
state
/ ٱɪ /
noun
the condition of a person, thing, etc, with regard to main attributes
the structure, form, or constitution of something
a solid state
any mode of existence
position in life or society; estate
ceremonious style, as befitting wealth or dignity
to live in state
a sovereign political power or community
the territory occupied by such a community
the sphere of power in such a community
affairs of state
(often capital) one of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, as in the US
(often capital) the body politic of a particular sovereign power, esp as contrasted with a rival authority such as the Church
obsoletea class or order; estate
informala nervous, upset, or excited condition (esp in the phrase in a state )
(of a body) to be placed on public view before burial
a situation; present circumstances or condition
the current situation
controlled or financed by a state
state university
of, relating to, or concerning the State
State trial
involving ceremony or concerned with a ceremonious occasion
state visit
verb
to articulate in words; utter
to declare formally or publicly
to state one's innocence
to resolve
Other Word Forms
- statable adjective
- stateable adjective
- antistate adjective
- counterstate verb
- outstate verb (used with object)
- substate noun
- unstatable adjective
- unstateable adjective
- ˈٲٲ adjective
- ˈٲٱǴǻ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of state1
Word History and Origins
Origin of state1
Idioms and Phrases
state of mind. state of mind.
lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial.
The president's body lay in state for two days.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Iranian Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi said in an interview with state media that most of the casualties were women and children.
MI6 is tasked with gathering intelligence overseas to improve the UK's security, with its core aims being to stop terrorism, disrupt the activities of hostile states, and bolster cyber-security.
Israeli far-right ministers in the coalition government have recently said that the approval of 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank would "prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel".
A massive earthquake has hit California, sending 90% of the state into the ocean.
Pezeshkian said on state television that Israel "is not capable of any action without the permission of the U.S.” and that it carried out attacks "with the direct support of Washington.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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