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state
(st/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • Stately.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation(noun.location)
    Example:
    His state is in the deep south.
    Synonym:
    province
    source: wordnet30
  • the way something is with respect to its main attributes(noun.tops)
    Example:
    The current state of knowledge.
    His state of health.
    In a weak financial state.
    source: wordnet30
  • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state(noun.group)
    Example:
    The state has lowered its income tax.
    source: wordnet30
  • a politically organized body of people under a single government(noun.group)
    Example:
    The state has elected a new president.
    Synonym:
    body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica
    source: wordnet30
  • (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)(noun.state)
    Example:
    The solid state of water is called ice.
    Synonym:
    state of matter
    source: wordnet30
  • a state of depression or agitation(noun.state)
    Example:
    He was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him.
    source: wordnet30
  • the territory occupied by a nation(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    country, land
    source: wordnet30
  • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies(noun.group)
    Example:
    The Department of State was created in 1789.
    Synonym:
    department of state, dos, state department, united states department of state
    source: wordnet30
  • The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A statement; also, a document containing a statement.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • express in words(verb.communication)
    Example:
    State your opinion.
    State your name.
    Synonym:
    say, tell
    source: wordnet30
  • put before(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    posit, put forward, submit
    source: wordnet30
  • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    express
    source: wordnet30
  • To set; to settle; to establish.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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