state (st t)n. 1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances: a state of confusion. 2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development: the fetal state. 3. A mental or emotional condition: in a manic state. 4. Informal A condition of excitement or distress. 5. Physics The condition of a physical system with regard to phase, form, composition, or structure: Ice is the solid state of water. 6. Social position or rank. 7. Ceremony; pomp: foreign leaders dining in state at the White House. 8. a. The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity. b. The sphere of supreme civil power within a given polity: matters of state. 9. A specific mode of government: the socialist state. 10. A body politic, especially one constituting a nation: the states of Eastern Europe. 11. One of the more or less internally autonomous territorial and political units composing a federation under a sovereign government: the 48 contiguous states of the Union. adj. 1. Of or relating to a body politic or to an internally autonomous territorial or political unit constituting a federation under one government: a monarch dealing with state matters; the department that handles state security. 2. Owned and operated by a state: state universities. tr.v. stat·ed, stat·ing, states To set forth in words; declare. [Middle English, from Old French estat, from Latin status; see st - in Indo-European roots.]stat  a·ble, statea·ble adj.Synonyms: state, condition, situation, status These nouns denote the mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing: an old factory in a state of disrepair; a jogger in healthy condition; a police officer responding to a dangerous situation; the uncertain status of the peace negotiations. |
state
Noun
1. the condition or circumstances of a person or thing
2. a sovereign political power or community
3. the territory of such a community
4. the sphere of power in such a community: matters of state
5. (often cap) one of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, such as in the US or Australia
6. (often cap) the government, civil service, and armed forces
7. in a state Informal in an emotional or very worried condition
8. lie in state (of a body) to be placed on public view before burial
9. state of affairs circumstances or condition: this wonderful state of affairs
10. grand and luxurious lifestyle, as enjoyed by royalty, aristocrats, or the wealthy: living in state
Adjective
1. controlled or financed by a state: state ownership
2. of or concerning the State: state secrets
3. involving ceremony: a state visit
Verb
[stating, stated]
to express (something) in words [Latin stare to stand]
State of princes: princes collectively—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes commonwealth - the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico) country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" eparchy - a province in ancient Greece American state - one of the 50 states of the United States Italian region - Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes Canadian province - Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes Australian state - one of the several states constituting Australia Soviet Socialist Republic - one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) |
| 2. | state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful cleavage - the state of being split or cleft; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members" medium - a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position; "a happy medium" ornamentation - the state of being ornamented condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" conditionality - the state of being conditional ground state - (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle nationhood - the state of being a nation situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt relationship - a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries tribalism - the state of living together in tribes utopia - ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects dystopia - state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror natural state, state of nature, wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" isomerism - the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" office, power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" being, beingness, existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" nonbeing - the state of not being death - the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life" employ, employment - the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" unemployment - the state of being unemployed or not having a job; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy" order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order conflict - a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties" illumination - the degree of visibility of your environment freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints delegacy, representation, agency - the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent dependence, dependency, dependance - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness - a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue" | |
| 3. | state - the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax" authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" Soviets - the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe" welfare state - a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc. | |
| 4. |  state - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"commonwealth country - any of the countries in the British Commonwealth developing country - a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically Dominion - one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth estate of the realm, the three estates, estate - a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights foreign country - any state of which one is not a citizen; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to" Reich - the German state renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state - a state that does not respect other states in its international actions suzerain - a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs sea power - a nation that possesses formidable naval strength great power, major power, superpower, world power, power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world city state, city-state - a state consisting of a sovereign city ally - a friendly nation political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities | |
| 5. | state - (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); "the solid state of water is called ice" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions chemical phenomenon - any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules) phase, form - (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" liquid state, liquidity, liquidness, liquid - the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility solid state, solidness, solid - the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape gas, gaseous state - the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container plasma - (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons; "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma" | |
| 6. | state - a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech emotional state, spirit - the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" | |
| 7. |  state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes banana republic - a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas) country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land - the country where you were born buffer country, buffer state - a small neutral state between two rival powers department - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" midland - the interior part of a country kingdom - a country with a king as head of state province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" tax haven - a country or independent region where taxes are low European country, European nation - any one of the countries occupying the European continent African country, African nation - any one of the countries occupying the African continent Asian country, Asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent South American country, South American nation - any one of the countries occupying the South American continent North American country, North American nation - any country on the North American continent sultanate - country or territory ruled by a sultan | |
| 8. | State - the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Foggy Bottom - United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River Bureau of Diplomatic Security, DS - the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas Foreign Service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR - an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community | |
| Verb | 1. | state - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" present, lay out, represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" misstate - state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position" answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" preface, premise, precede, introduce - furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" say - state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business" get out - express with difficulty; "I managed to get out a few words" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" declare - make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?" note, remark, mention, observe - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" explain - define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean" give - convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" |
| 2. | state - put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" | |
| 3. | state - indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" vote - express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" vote - express one's choice or preference by vote; "vote the Democratic ticket" |
state
verb 8. say, report, declare, specify, put, present, explain, voice, express, assert, utter, articulate, affirm, expound, enumerate, propound, aver, asseverate >> in a state (Informal)
9. distressed, upset, agitated, disturbed, anxious, ruffled, uptight (informal) flustered, panic-stricken, het up, all steamed up (slang)
10. untidy, disordered, messy, muddled, cluttered, jumbled, in disarray, topsy-turvy, higgledy-piggledy (informal)
Translations
state [steɪt] n → estado (= pomp): in state → con mucha ceremonia
state of emergency → estado de excepción or emergencia;
state [steɪt] n → état m;
(Pol) → État (= pomp);
States npl the States → les États-Unis;
the state of the art → l'état actuel de la technologie (or des connaissances)
state [steɪt] n (condition) → Zustand m;
(Pol) → Staat m
vt (say) → feststellen;
(declare) → erklären;
(in a mess) → in einem schrecklichen Zustand sein;
to get into a state → durchdrehen (inf);
in state → feierlich;
to lie in state → (feierlich) aufgebahrt sein;
state of emergency → Notstand m;
state of mind → Verfassung f
state [steɪt] n → stato (= pomp): in state → in pompa
the state of the art → il livello di tecnologia (or cultura etc);
n state [steit]
1 the condition in which a thing or person is the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class. toestand حالَه положение stav tilstand; stand der Zustand κατάσταση olukord, seis(und), olek وضع tila, kunto état מַצָב अवस्था, स्थिति, दशा, हालात stanje, prilike állapot keadaan ástand stato 状態 상태, 형편 būklė, būsena, padėtis stāvoklis keadaan toestand tilstand stan condição stare состояние; положение stav stanje stanje skick, tillstånd สภาพ durum 狀況 стан حالت tình trạng, trạng thái 状况
2 a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; (also adjective ) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries. staat دَوْلَه، وِلايَه държава stát(ní) stat; stats- der Staat, Staats-... κράτος riik مملكت valtio (d')État מְדִינָה देश država, državna uprava állam negara bagian ríki stato; di/dello stato 国家 나라, 국가(의) valstybė valsts negeri staat stat, stats-, rike, riks- państwo, stan estado (de) stat государство; штат štát; štátny država državni stat; statlig มลรัฐ; รัฐ devlet, ülke 國家，(聯邦共和國的)州 держава; штат ریاست nhà nước, quốc gia 国家，（联邦共和国的）州
3 ceremonial dignity and splendour The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; (also adjective ) state occasions/banquets. seremonieel أبَّهَه، فَخامَه، بَهاء ранг majestát; okázalý pragt; stats- der Staat, Staats-... επισημότητα, μεγαλοπρέπεια pidulikkus, pidulik تشريفات رسمي juhla- (d')apparat מַמלַכתִי राजकीय शानो शौकत से sjaj, svečanost pompa; dísz- kebesaran viðhöfn cerimonia, (pompa magna) 威厳 위엄, 위풍; 정식의, 공식의 iškilmės; iškilmingas parāde; oficiāls gadījums kebesaran staatsie prakt; fullt seremoniell, stats- ceremoniał de cerimónia (de) ceremonie величие; достоинство majestát, ceremónia; oficiálny, kráľovský, formálny državniški ceremonijalni ståt, gala- ทางการ tören, merasim 隆重的禮儀，盛觀 пишність شان و شوکت nghi lễ trọng thể 隆重的礼仪，盛观
adj stately
noble, dignified and impressive in appearance or manner She is tall and stately; a stately house. adel, indrukwekkend جَليل، مَهيب، نَبيل величествен majestátní statelig; imponerende stattlich αρχοντικός, επιβλητικός väärikas رسمي vaikuttava majestueux מַרשִים, טִקסִי शानदार, भव्य, गौरवपूर्ण, गौरवमय uzvišen, veličanstven méltóságteljes anggun tígulegur imponente 堂々とした 위엄이 있는, 당당한 didingas, prakilnus cēls; grezns; stalts anggun statig verdig, elegant, majestetisk pełen godności, okazały majestoso majestuos величественный majestátny dostojanstven velelepan ståtlig สง่าผ่าเผย; โอ่อ่า gösterişli, heybetli 高貴的，莊嚴的 величний, сповнений гідності عالی شان trang nghiêm, trịnh trọng 高贵的，庄严的
n stateliness
adelheid جَلال، مَهابَه، بَهاء държавническо изкуство vznešenost statelighed die Stattlichkeit αρχοντιά, επιβλητικότητα väärikus شكوه arvokkuus majesté טִקסִיוּת गौरव uzvišenost, dostojanstvo méltóságteljesség keanggunan tíguleiki grandiosità 威厳 당당함, 장대함 didingumas, prakilnumas cēlums; greznība; staltums keanggunan statigheid verdighet, eleganse majestat imponência majestate величественность vznešenosť dostojanstvenost velelepnost ståtlighet ความสง่างาม; ความสูงส่ง, ความโอ่โถง gösterişlilik, heybetlilik 莊嚴性 величність شان و شوکت tính trang nghiêm, trịnh trọng 庄严性
n statesman [ˈsteits-]
a person who plays an important part in the government of a state. staatsman رَجُل دَوْلَه، سِياسي مُحَنَّك опитен държавник státník statsmand der Staatsmann σημαντική φυσιογνωμία της πολιτικής riigimees دولتمرد valtiomies homme, femme d'État מְדִינַאי राजनेता državnik államférfi negarawan stjórnmálaskörungur statista, uomo di stato 政治家 정치가 valstybės veikėjas, valstybininkas valstsvīrs negarawan staatsman statsmann mąż stanu estadista om de stat; politician государственный деятель štátnik državnik državnik statsman รัฐบุรุษ devlet adamı 政冶家 державний діяч کاروبار حکومت کا ماہر chính khách 政冶家
adj statesmanlike [ˈsteits-]
showing the qualities of a good statesman. diplomaties يُظْهِرُ صِفات رَجُل الدَّوْلَه държавнически státnický statsmandagtig staatsmännisch που χαρακτηρίζει τον ικανό πολιτικό riigimehelik دولتمرد مانند valtiomiehen diplomatique נִיחַן בִּתבוּנָה מְדִינִית अच्छे राजनेता का गुण प्रदर्शित करना državnički államférfiúi bersifat negarawan stjórnspekingslegur di/da statista 政治家にふさわしい 정치가 다운 valstybiškas valstsvīra-; valstsvīra cienīgs bersifat negarawan als een staatsman som passer for en statsmann godny męża stanu próprio de estadista de om de stat/ politician подобающий государственному деятелю štátnický državniški koji pokazuje državničke osobine statsmanna- เหมือนรัฐบุรุษ devlet adamına yaraşır 有政治家風度的 той, що має державну мудрість مدبرانہ خصوصیات رکھنے والا có tài quản lí nhà nước 有政治家风度的
n statesmanship [ˈsteits-]
skill in directing the affairs of a state. diplomatiek حُنْكَة في السِّياسَه، مَهارَة في تَدْبير شُؤون الدَّولَه умение за ръководене на държава státnické schopnosti statmandskunst Staatskunst πολιτική τέχνη riigimehelikkus دولتمردي valtiotaito diplomatie תְּבוּנָה מְדִינִית राजनीतिमत्ता državništvo, državnička mudrost államférfiúi képesség kenegarawan stjórnviska (arte di governare) 政治的手腕 정치적 수완 valstybės valdymo menas māksla pārvaldīt valsti kemahiran mengendali urusan negara staatsmanschap statsmannskunst umiejętność kierowania państwem arte de governar diplomaţie государственная мудрость štátnické schopnosti diplomacija državništvo statskonst, statsmannaegenskaper ความเป็นรัฐบุรุษ devlet adamlığı 治國[]才能；政治才能 мистецтво керувати державою; державна мудрість سیاست دانی nghệ thuật quản lí nhà nước 治国之才（能）
get into a state
to become very upset or anxious. bang/kwaad word تَثورُ ثائِرَتُه разстройвам се vzrušovat se blive meget ophidset; blive meget bekymret aus dem Häuschen geraten αναστατώνομαι, γίνομαι ανήσυχος närvi minema نگران شدن hermostua se mettre dans tous ses états לְהִכַּנֵס לְלָחַץ बहुत परेशान होना uzrujati se, uznemiriti se izgulni kezd menjadi gelisah komast í uppnám agitarsi, innervosirsi 取り乱した 몹시 흥분하다 pulti į paniką uztraukties gelisah overstuur raken være helt ute av seg, være i en sørgelig forfatning wpadać w nastrój ficar enervado a fi agitat выходить из себя vzrušovať sa razburiti se uzbuditi se bli uppskärrad ทำให้เสียใจหรือทำให้วิตกกังวล endişelenmek, sinirlenmek 過分緊張 стати дуже засмученим بہت اداس یا بے چین ہونا trở nên bối rối và lo lắng 过分紧张
lie in state
(of a corpse) to be laid in a place of honour for the public to see, before burial. in staatsie يُسَجّى قَبْل الدَّفِن изложен съм за поклонение být vystaven (v rakvi) ligge på lit de parade feierlich aufgebahrt liegen εκτίθεμαι σε λαϊκό προσκύνημα lahtises kirstus lamama (auavaldusteks) دراز كشيدن در جمع olla julkisesti nähtävillä être exposé en chapelle ardente לְהָצִיג אָרוֹן לַצִיבּוּר राजकीय सम्मान के साथ अंत्येष्टि ležati na odru, biti izložen na odru felravatalozták dibaringkan penuh kebesaran liggja á viðhafnarbörum (essere esposto camera ardente nella) 正装安置される (유해가) 정장하여 식장에 안치되다 būti pašarvotam būt guldītam bēru ceremonijai diletakkan utk penghormatan terakhir opgebaard liggen ligge på lit de parade być wystawionym na widok publiczny ficar em câmara ardente a fi depus la vedere быть выставленным для торжественного прощания byť vystavený (v truhle) ležati na svečanem mrtvaškem odru izložiti telo pre sahrane stå lik, ligga på lit de parade พิธีศพที่มีเกียรติที่แสดงต่อหน้าสาธารณชน katafalka konmak 瞻仰遺體 бути виставленим для урочистого прощання مردے کا آخری دیدار کے لیے رکھا جانا quàn thi hài 瞻仰遗体
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