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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: standing
- 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.
- State. Also called State Department. Informal. 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.
- the States, Informal. 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: dignified, imposing, ceremonial, stately
- 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: affirm, asseverate, assert, aver
- 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: determine
state
/ steɪt /
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
- obsolete.a class or order; estate
- informal.a nervous, upset, or excited condition (esp in the phrase in a state )
- lie in state(of a body) to be placed on public view before burial
- state of affairsa situation; present circumstances or condition
- state of playthe current situation
adjective
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˈstatable, adjective
- ˈstatehood, noun
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Other Words From
- stat·a·ble state·a·ble adjective
- an·ti·state adjective
- coun·ter·state verb counterstated counterstating
- out·state verb (used with object) outstated outstating
- sub·state noun
- un·stat·a·ble adjective
- un·state·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of state1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of state1
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Idioms and Phrases
- lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial:
The president's body lay in state for two days.
- state of mind. state of mind.
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In addition to the idiom beginning with state , also see in a lather (state) ; in state ; ship of state .Discover More
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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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