English to English
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.
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.
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.
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 federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies(noun.group)Example:
The Department of State was created in 1789.
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)
- To set; to settle; to establish.(verb)source: webster1913