State Definition
stāt
stated, states, stating
noun
states
A set of circumstances or attributes characterizing a person or thing at a given time; way or form of being; condition.
A state of poverty.
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A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development.
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A particular mental or emotional condition.
A state of bliss.
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A condition of excitement or distress.
Was in a state over going to the prom.
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Condition or position in life; social status, rank, or degree.
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adjective
Of or relating to a body politic or to an internally autonomous territorial or political unit constituting a federation under one government.
A monarch dealing with state matters; the department that handles state security.
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Of, for, or characteristic of occasions of great ceremony; formal; ceremonial.
Webster's New World
Of or controlled, maintained, etc. by the government or a state.
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(obsolete) Stately.
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verb
stated, states, stating
To fix or establish by specifying.
At the stated hour.
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To set forth in words, esp. in a specific, definite, or formal way.
To state one's objectives.
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To express or present in a nonverbal way.
To state a musical theme in the first three measures.
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To make known.
State your intentions.
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pronoun
State University, as the shortened form of any public university name.
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idiom
in (<i>or</i> into) a state
- in (or into) a condition of agitation or excitement
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lie in state
- to be displayed formally to the public before burial
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the States
- the United States
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to State
- in (or into) a state
- lie in state
- the States
Origin of State
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From Latin status (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses"), from stare (“to stand").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French estat from Latin status stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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