status
A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of othersA person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
» An expensive car is a status symbol.
Ein teures Auto ist ein Statussymbol.
Дорогой автомобиль — это символ статуса.
Дорогий автомобіль — символ статусу.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
Status
положе́ниеpoložénije, состоя́ниеsostojánije, ста́тусstátus
станstan, ста́тусstátus
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
(countable, uncountable)Prestige or high standing.
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(countable, uncountable)A situation or state of affairs.
Near-synonym: footing
What's the status of the investigation?
Stand, Status
положе́ниеpoložénije, состоя́ниеsostojánije
стано́вищеstanóvyšče, станstan
a state at a particular time
(countable, uncountable)The legal condition of a person or thing.
The legal condition of a person or thing.
(Canada, countable, uncountable, usually)The state (of a Canadian First Nations person) of being registered under the Indian Act.
He is a status Indian.
(countable, uncountable)A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.
I'm just about to update my status to "busy".
Status
Examples
157 sentencesAn expensive car is a status symbol.
Дорогий автомобіль — символ статусу.
ruДорогой автомобиль — это символ статуса.
deEin teures Auto ist ein Statussymbol.
Do you know his status in the company?
Ти знаєш, який у нього статус у компанії?
What's your marital status?
Який твій сімейний стан?
ruКаково ваше семейное положение?
deWie ist Ihr Familienstand?
Please let me know the status.
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
Translations
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Origin
A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate. Displaced native OldA learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate. Displaced native Old English hād (“rank, status”).
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Forms
plural: statuses / status / statiSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
42 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable