A2noun · frequent

State

State · States

A political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territoryA political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territory.

US/stˈeɪt/

» Tom is still in a state of shock.

Том все ще в шоковому стані.

Meaning

2 senses

A political entity that regulates society and the population within a definite territory.
(often, with definite article)The current governing political entity in which the speaker lives.

More definitions

the way something is with respect to its main attributes
a politically organized body of people under a single government
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

Examples

2489 sentences

Tom is still in a state of shock.
Том все ще в шоковому стані. — deniko
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I'm just stating the obvious.
Я просто стверджую те, що очевидне. — deniko
ruЯ просто высказываю очевидное. — Ooneykcall
deIch spreche nur das Offensichtliche aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You're just stating the obvious.
Ти просто констатуєш очевидне. — deniko
ruВы просто констатируете очевидное. — odexed
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There are fifty states in America.
ruВ Америке пятьдесят штатов. — marafon
deIn Amerika gibt es fünfzig Staaten. — Hans_Adler
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I'm in a state of shock.
ruЯ в состоянии шока. — marafon
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Translations

3 languages

Origin

Capitalization of state.

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Forms

plural: States

Singular	State
Plural	States

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms

Close in meaning

a politically organized body of people under a single government:nation country land commonwealth res publica body politic
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation:province
the territory occupied by a nation:country land
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container):state of matter
the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies:Department of State United States Department of State State Department DoS

Collocations

12 patterns

the united states
united states
stating the obvious
a state of
in a state
state of shock
united states is
was merely stating
merely stating
just stating the
state has the
to the states