state

state: I

n.

government

1) to establish, found, set up a state

2) to govern, rule a state

3) a buffer; client; garrison; independent; police; puppet; secular; sovereign; welfare state

4) a member state (the member states of the UN)

condition

5) a comatose; good; moribund; nervous; poor; transitional; unconscious; unspoiled; weakened state

6) one's financial; mental state

7) a gaseous; liquid; solid state

8) in a state (in a good state of repair; in a poor state of health; in a highly nervous state)

9) (misc.) the state of the art ('the level of development')

nervous condition

10) in a state (she was in quite a state)

pomp

11) to lie in state

one of the fifty American states

12) a dry state ('a state in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited')

13) (historical; US) a border; free; slave state

II

v.

1) to state clearly; emphatically

2) (B) we stated our views to them

3) (L; to) they stateed (to the reporters) that a summit conference would take place soon

4) (Q) she did not state how she expected to win the election

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[steɪt]
client

emphatically

found

free

garrison

good

independent

liquid

mental state

moribund

nervous

police

poor

puppet

rule a state

secular

set up a state

slave state

solid state

sovereign

transitional

unconscious

unspoiled

weakened state

welfare state

(B) we stated our views to them

(L; to) they stateed (to the reporters) that a summit conference would take place soon

(Q) she did not state how she expected to win the election

(historical; US) a border

['condition'] a comatose

['government'] to establish

['pomp'] to lie in state

a buffer

a gaseous

one's financial

to govern

to state clearly

['one of the fifty American states'] a dry state ('a state in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited')

(misc.) the state of the art ('the level of development')

in a state (in a good state of repair; in a poor state of health; in a highly nervous state)

['nervous condition'] in a state (she was in quite a state)

a member state (the member states of the UN)

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Synonyms:

Condition, situation, position, plight, predicament, pass, case, category / Rank, condition, quality / Commonwealth, civil community, body politic / Pomp, parade, dignity, grandeur, magnificence, glory, greatness, Express (with particularity), explain, specify, set forth, narrate, recite, represent fully, declare, affirm, National, public

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state — state, the state The state is a distinct set of institutions that has the authority to make the rules which govern society . It has, in the words of Max Weber, a ‘monopoly on legitimate violence’ within a specific territory. Hence, the state… … Dictionary of sociology
State — (st[=a]t), n. [OE. stat, OF. estat, F. [ e]tat, fr. L. status a standing, position, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Estate}, {Status}.] 1. The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
state — [steɪt] noun 1. [countable usually singular] the condition that someone or something is in at a particular time: • The property market is in a poor state. • I personally think the economy is in a worse state than the Government has been admitting … Financial and business terms
state — n often attrib 1 a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a definite territory; esp: one that is sovereign b: the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government… … Law dictionary
state — [stāt] n. [ME < OFr & L: OFr estat < L status, state, position, standing < pp. of stare, to STAND] 1. a set of circumstances or attributes characterizing a person or thing at a given time; way or form of being; condition [a state of… … English World dictionary
state — state; state·hood; state·less; state·less·ness; state·let; state·li·ly; state·li·ness; state·sid·er; su·per·state; tung·state; un·state; mi·cro·state; mini·state; in·ter·state; state·ly; state·ment; … English syllables
state — ► NOUN 1) the condition of someone or something at a particular time. 2) a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. 3) a community or area forming part of a federal republic. 4) (the States) the… … English terms dictionary
state — It is usual to spell it with a capital initial letter when it refers to political entities, either nations (The State of Israel / a State visit), or parts of a federal nation (the State of Virginia / crossing the State border), and when it means… … Modern English usage
State — State, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stating}.] 1. To set; to settle; to establish. [R.] [1913 Webster] I myself, though meanest stated, And in court now almost hated. Wither. [1913 Webster] Who calls the council, states the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
state — [n1] condition or mode of being accompaniment, attitude, capacity, case, category, chances, character, circumstance, circumstances, contingency, element, environment, essential, estate, event, eventuality, fix, footing, form, frame of mind, humor … New thesaurus
State — (st[=a]t), a. 1. Stately. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Belonging to the state, or body politic; public. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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