staat

Meaning

1. (masculine) state (political entity)
2. (masculine) state, condition, status
3. (masculine) table, list, chart
4. (Suriname, masculine, obsolete) plantation

constellatie

loonstaat

borderel

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/staːt/

From Middle Dutch staet, from Latin status. The sense for a political entity derives from Middle French état, from Old French estat, from the Latin. The sense "plantation" is a semantic loan from English estate.

New

staan

(intransitive) to stand, to be upright
(intransitive) to be, to be placed or located
(auxiliary) Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of standing, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized.
(intransitive) to be present, have a stand or location
(intransitive) to say, to be written, to be said (to be indicated in written form)
(intransitive) to suit, fit, befit (of clothing)
(auxiliary) Indicates a prospective outcome, or something that will happen in the near future

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An user

Die nieuwe leren jas
🧥

staat hem goed
👍

.

That new leather jacket looks good on him.

An user

Italië

staat nu onder een enorme druk .

Italy is now under enormous pressure.

An user

Deze stof staat echter voor een groep van ongeveer honderd
100

andere stoffen .

However, this substance represents a group of around a hundred others.

An user

Dit verslag , zoals vele anderen , valt of staat met de graad van toezicht .

A central issue in this report, however, as in many others, is monitoring.

An user

In het centrum staat een prachtige kathedraal .

In the center is a beautiful cathedral.

An user

Het kostte me dagen om je op
🆙

te sporen , je naam staat niet
🚫

in het telefoonboek .

It took me days to track you down, your name isn't in the phone book.

An user

Pakistan staat echter ook voor grote uitdagingen .

Pakistan, too, faces serious challenges.

An user

Er staat hier dat gevangenen toegang moeten krijgen tot allerlei gezondheidszorg van hoge kwaliteit .

It says here that access to health care of all kinds should be provided to a very high quality in prisons.