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statement
[ steyt-muhnt ]
noun
- a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.
- a single sentence or assertion:
I agree with everything you said except for your last statement.
- Commerce. an abstract of an account, as one rendered to show the balance due.
- an appearance of a theme, subject, or motif within a musical composition.
- the act or manner of stating something.
- the communication of an idea, position, mood, or the like through something other than words:
The furniture in the room makes a statement about the occupant's love of color. Walking out of the meeting will be a statement of our refusal to submit.
- Computers. an instruction or other elementary component in a high-level programming language.
adjective
- noting or relating to an item of jewelry, clothing, home décor, etc., that stands out usually because of its large size or bold design:
a statement necklace, a statement bowl for your entryway table.
statement
/ ˈٱɪٳəԳ /
noun
- the act of stating
- something that is stated, esp a formal prepared announcement or reply
- law a declaration of matters of fact, esp in a pleading
- an account containing a summary of bills or invoices and displaying the total amount due
- an account prepared by a bank for each of its clients, usually at regular intervals, to show all credits and debits since the last account and the balance at the end of the period
- music the presentation of a musical theme or idea, such as the subject of a fugue or sonata
- a computer instruction written in a source language, such as FORTRAN, which is converted into one or more machine code instructions by a compiler
- logic the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and may be true or false; what is thereby affirmed or denied abstracted from the act of uttering it. Thus I am warm said by me and you are warm said to me make the same statement Compare proposition
- education a legally binding account of the needs of a pupil with special educational needs and the provisions that will be made to meet them
verb
- to assess (a pupil) with regard to his or her special educational needs
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·ٲٱmԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of statement1
Example Sentences
In her opening statement, Ms Hayes said Elise was: "A young person with her own hopes and dreams."
"I had many, many mails, messages and posts about me in social media; pictures, for example, where I am covered in blood, with the statement 'murderer'," she told the BBC.
"Harvard cannot - and will not - abide bigotry," his statement added.
His death was first announced in a statement from his band and his charitable foundation.
“We are grateful for the many contributions Coach Wylie has made to our program through the last three seasons,” Riley said in a statement.
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