state
noun
[ steɪt ]
• the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.
• "the state of the company's finances"
Similar:
condition,
shape,
situation,
circumstances,
state of affairs,
position,
predicament,
plight,
mood,
humour,
temper,
disposition,
spirits,
morale,
state of mind,
emotional state,
frame of mind,
attitude,
• a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
• "Germany, Italy, and other European states"
Similar:
country,
nation,
land,
sovereign state,
nation state,
kingdom,
empire,
republic,
confederation,
federation,
body politic,
commonwealth,
power,
world power,
superpower,
polity,
domain,
territory,
fatherland,
motherland,
realm,
res publica,
• the civil government of a country.
• "services provided by the state"
Similar:
government,
parliament,
the administration,
the regime,
the authorities,
the council,
the Establishment,
• pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or high levels of government.
• "he was buried in state"
• a specified impression taken from an etched or engraved plate at a particular stage.
• "an oblong plate, dry point, first state of eight"
state
verb
• express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
• "the report stated that more than 51 per cent of voters failed to participate"
Similar:
express,
voice,
utter,
say,
tell,
declare,
affirm,
assert,
aver,
announce,
make known,
communicate,
reveal,
disclose,
divulge,
give out,
give voice to,
pronounce,
articulate,
enunciate,
proclaim,
present,
expound,
preach,
promulgate,
publish,
broadcast,
set out,
set down,
frame,
formulate,
spell out,
be specific about,
come out with,
asseverate,
set,
fixed,
settled,
agreed,
declared,
determined,
approved,
authorized,
accredited,
ruled,
ordained,
designated,
laid down,
claimed,
official,
supposed,
professed,
alleged,
• present or introduce (a theme or melody) in a composition.
• "a bold theme is stated at the beginning, driving the entire ten-minute allegro"
Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): partly a shortening of estate, partly from Latin status ‘manner of standing, condition’ (see status). The current verb senses date from the mid 17th century.
