state

Betekenis

1. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
2. (colloquial) A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
3. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
4. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
5. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
6. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
7. (obsolete) A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
8. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
9. High social standing or circumstance.
10. High social standing or circumstance.
11. High social standing or circumstance.
12. High social standing or circumstance.
13. (obsolete) High social standing or circumstance.
14. (obsolete) High social standing or circumstance.
15. A polity.
16. A polity.
17. (obsolete) A polity.
18. A polity.
19. An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
20. The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.

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/steɪt/

Etymologie

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tus Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin status (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stare (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar.