Meaning

20 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

    a state of being

    a state of emergency

  2. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

    (countable, uncountable)A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.

  3. (colloquial, countable, singular, uncountable)A mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.

    absolute state

    in a state

  4. (countable, uncountable)The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.

    In the fetch state, the address of the next instruction is placed on the address bus.

    Zustand

    состоя́ниеsostojánije

  5. (countable, uncountable)The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.

    The state here includes a set containing all names seen so far.

    состоя́ниеsostojánije

  6. (countable, uncountable)The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.

    A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint.

    состоя́ниеsostojánije

  7. (countable, uncountable)The physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.

  8. High social standing or circumstance.

    (countable, uncountable)Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.

    in state

    The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol.

  9. (countable, uncountable)Rank; condition; quality.

  10. (countable, uncountable)Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.

  11. (countable, uncountable)A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.

  12. A polity or community.

    (countable, uncountable)A sovereign country or city state with a central government acting as its head and operator; national issues and affairs as opposed to local ones.

    Staat

    госуда́рствоgosudárstvo, держа́ваderžáva, на́цияnácija

    держа́ваderžáva

    the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

Examples

2489 sentences

  1. Tom is still in a state of shock.

    Том все ще в шоковому стані.

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  2. I'm just stating the obvious.

    Я просто стверджую те, що очевидне.

    ruЯ просто высказываю очевидное.

    deIch spreche nur das Offensichtliche aus.

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  3. You're just stating the obvious.

    Ти просто констатуєш очевидне.

    ruВы просто констатируете очевидное.

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  4. There are fifty states in America.

    ruВ Америке пятьдесят штатов.

    deIn Amerika gibt es fünfzig Staaten.

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  5. I'm in a state of shock.

    ruЯ в состоянии шока.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
a condition:
a/the State, the sovereign country or city state with a central government acting as its head and operator; national issues and affairs as opposed to local ones.:
a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy:
Русский
By meaning 3
a condition:
a/the State, the sovereign country or city state with a central government acting as its head and operator; national issues and affairs as opposed to local ones.:
a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
a condition:
a/the State, the sovereign country or city state with a central government acting as its head and operator; national issues and affairs as opposed to local ones.:
a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy:

Origin

From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin

From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin stātus (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar. The verb is first attested around the beginning of the 16th century. Related to English stand. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).

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Forms

plural: states
Singularstate
Pluralstates

regular

Synonyms

51 synonyms
bindB2crossA2difficultyA2dilemmaB2fixA2holeA1jamA2kettleB1pickleB2predicamentB2situationA2spotA1troubleA2conditionA2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
occurrence

Word family

176 related words
DerivedstatesmanB2statewideB2all-stateannexed stateanthrostateantistatearea stateaspirant statebattleground statebedroom statebellwether statebistatebitstateborder statechain-melted statecircular statecivilization-statecollaborationist stateconstruct statecostatedeep statedeterminate statedownstateeigenstate

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
statstatehoodstatelyC1statementA2
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