staat
Sentences
Meaning
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
Concepts
Engelse vertaling
Synonyms
constellatie
loonstaat
borderel
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/staːt/
Etymology
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.
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