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"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 Italian region - Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes 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" 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" 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" ground state - (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle 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 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" 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" freedom - the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion" | | 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"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" 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 | | 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"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) 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 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 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" announce, declare - announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" 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" add, append, supply - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" 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"propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" | | 3. | state - indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?"denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " 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)  Translations state [steɪt] n → estado (= pomp): in state → con mucha ceremoniato be in a state → estar agitado
 state [steɪt] n → état m; States npl the States → les États-Unis;
 state [steɪt] n ( condition) → Zustand m; the States npl ( Geog) → die (Vereinigten) Staaten pl; to lie in state → (feierlich) aufgebahrt sein; state of emergency → Notstand m;
 state [steɪt] n → stato (= pomp): in state → in pompa
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