staat

Noun

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

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of staan:
2. (archaic, form-of, imperative, plural) inflection of staan:

staan

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

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/staːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: staet

In summary

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.

Concepts

state

nation

condition

country

status

realm

estate

standing

kingdom

territory

land

district

issue

kingship

mister

periphery

place

plight

polity

position

power

precinct

province

provinces

rank

region

regulation

reign

republic

royalty

rule

ruling

shape

strength

toughness

trim

State

posture

sovereign state

ambit

Engelse vertaling

area

ascendance

ascendancy

case

control

empire

fig

force

governance

Synonyms

toestand

land

natie

gesteldheid

rijk

🤑

situatie

stand

lijst

status

tabel

constellatie

loonstaat

provincie

borderel

bestel

heerschappij

kwartier

kracht

macht

mogendheid

koningschap

onbetrouwbaar

kanton

regering

regio

grondgebied

gewest

gemenebest

gebied

sterkte

district

territorium

conditie

deelstaat

bewind

bestuur

Translations

estado

Staat

stato

état

estado

estat

Zustand

stan

país

Reich

państwo

pays

État

Land

país

Sentences

Die nieuwe leren jas staat hem goed .

That new leather jacket looks good on him.

Ik oordeel niet , maar die broek staat je niet .

I don't judge, but those pants don't suit you.

Deze stof staat echter voor een groep van ongeveer honderd andere stoffen .

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

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.

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.

Pakistan staat echter ook voor grote uitdagingen .

Pakistan, too, faces serious challenges.