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state
[ steyt ]
noun
- the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
a state of health.
- the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like:
water in a gaseous state.
- status, rank, or position in life; station:
He dresses in a manner befitting his state.
Synonyms:
- the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank:
to travel in state.
- a particular condition of mind or feeling:
to be in an excited state.
- an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition:
He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death.
- a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation.
- the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.
- Sometimes State. any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America.
- the body politic as organized for civil rule and government ( church ).
- the operations or activities of a central civil government:
affairs of state.
- State. Also called State Department. Informal. the Department of State.
- Printing. a set of copies of an edition of a publication which differ from others of the same printing because of additions, corrections, or transpositions made during printing or at any time before publication.
- the States, Informal. the United States (usually used outside its borders):
After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States.
adjective
- of or relating to the central civil government or authority.
- made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths that make up a federal union: a state bank.
a state highway;
a state bank.
- characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony:
a state dinner.
Synonyms: , , ,
- used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony.
verb (used with object)
- to declare definitely or specifically:
She stated her position on the case.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to set forth formally in speech or writing:
to state a hypothesis.
- to set forth in proper or definite form:
to state a problem.
- to say.
- to fix or settle, as by authority.
Synonyms:
state
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noun
- the condition of a person, thing, etc, with regard to main attributes
- the structure, form, or constitution of something
a solid state
- any mode of existence
- position in life or society; estate
- ceremonious style, as befitting wealth or dignity
to live in state
- a sovereign political power or community
- the territory occupied by such a community
- the sphere of power in such a community
affairs of state
- often capital one of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, as in the US
- often capital the body politic of a particular sovereign power, esp as contrasted with a rival authority such as the Church
- obsolete.a class or order; estate
- informal.a nervous, upset, or excited condition (esp in the phrase in a state )
- lie in state(of a body) to be placed on public view before burial
- state of affairsa situation; present circumstances or condition
- state of playthe current situation
adjective
- controlled or financed by a state
state university
- of, relating to, or concerning the State
State trial
- involving ceremony or concerned with a ceremonious occasion
state visit
verb
- to articulate in words; utter
- to declare formally or publicly
to state one's innocence
- to resolve
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³Ù²¹³Ù²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
- ˈ²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð³ó´Ç´Ç»å, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ù²¹³Ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð ²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ²¹²Ô·³Ù¾±Â·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð adjective
- ³¦´Ç³Ü²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð verb counterstated counterstating
- ´Ç³Ü³Ù·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) outstated outstating
- ²õ³Ü²ú·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð noun
- un·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- un·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù±ð·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of state1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of state1
Idioms and Phrases
- lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial:
The president's body lay in state for two days.
- state of mind. state of mind.
More idioms and phrases containing state
In addition to the idiom beginning with state , also see in a lather (state) ; in state ; ship of state .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three inmates were killed in attacks at three different prisons.
In Wisconsin, a key political battleground state, the Democratic-backed candidate won.
The cases also involve attorneys general from more than 40 states, who claim that the design of the platforms caused harm to children.
On Wednesday night, state humanities councils across the country had begun receiving similar letters stating that their NEH funding had been terminated, one day after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency visited NEH headquarters.
After watching Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation,†a period piece about slavery starring Will Smith, the director decided on a desaturated look for the film that would reflect the emotional state of the kids’ reality.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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