state
StatelyStately.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Stately.
Examples
2489 sentencesTom is still in a state of shock.
Том все ще в шоковому стані. — deniko
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
You're just stating the obvious.
Ти просто констатуєш очевидне. — deniko
ruВы просто констатируете очевидное. — odexed
There are fifty states in America.
ruВ Америке пятьдесят штатов. — marafon
deIn Amerika gibt es fünfzig Staaten. — Hans_Adler
I'm in a state of shock.
ruЯ в состоянии шока. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and LatinFrom 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
more state, most state| Comparative | more state Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most state Lesson |
regular
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.