state

Meaning

Synonyms

declare

commonwealth

sitution

pass along

state of health

place in

area of government

bite out

express in words

federal state

give an account of

make a statement

make precise

state of Israel

military forces

current status

assert strongly

install in

administrative division

the state

satisfactor

federal land

tell exactly

ability

state of the text

allege

commonweal

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/steɪt/
Etymology

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.

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