State

noun

/steɪt/

Word Frequency: 402.3

Definitions

1.nounA condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

2.nounHigh social standing or circumstance.

3.nounA polity.

4.noun(stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.

5.noun(grammar) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.

6.verbTo declare to be a fact.

"He stated that he was willing to help."

7.verbTo make known.

"State your intentions."

8.adjectiveStately.

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