status
Meaning
- A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
- Prestige or high standing.
- A situation or state of affairs.
- The legal condition of a person or thing.
- The legal condition of a person or thing.
- A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
- Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsteɪ.təs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin status. Doublet of state and estate.
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