state
Meaning
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- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- (colloquial) A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- (obsolete) A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- High social standing or circumstance.
- High social standing or circumstance.
- High social standing or circumstance.
- High social standing or circumstance.
- (obsolete) High social standing or circumstance.
- (obsolete) High social standing or circumstance.
- A polity.
- A polity.
- (obsolete) A polity.
- A polity.
- An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
- The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.
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
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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