State

verb
steɪt

Noun

  • a politically organized body of people under a single government

    the state has elected a new president

  • (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

  • the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

    his state is in the deep south

    Similar:Province
  • the way something is with respect to its main attributes

    the current state of knowledge

    his state of health

    in a weak financial state

    Type of:Attribute
  • a state of depression or agitation

    he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him

    Type of:Spirit
  • the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state

    the state has lowered its income tax

    Type of:AuthoritiesRegimeGovernment
  • the territory occupied by a nation

    Similar:CountryLand
  • the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

    Similar:Dos

Verb

  • express in words

    state your opinion

    state your name

    Similar:SayTell
    Type of:VerbalizeVerbaliseUtter
  • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

    Similar:Express
    Type of:ReferDenote
  • put before

    Similar:PositSubmit
    Type of:ProposeAdviseSuggest

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