state.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
Meaning & usage
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
a state of being
a state of emergency
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. A mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.
absolute state
in a state
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
In the fetch state, the address of the next instruction is placed on the address bus.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.
The state here includes a set containing all names seen so far.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.
A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. The physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time. Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme.
High social standing or circumstance. Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.
in state
The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol.
High social standing or circumstance. Rank; condition; quality.
High social standing or circumstance. Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.
High social standing or circumstance. A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.
High social standing or circumstance. A great person, a dignitary; a lord or prince.
High social standing or circumstance. Estate, possession.
A polity or community. A sovereign country or city state with a central government acting as its head and operator; national issues and affairs as opposed to local ones.
A polity or community. A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
His alibi is that he was out of state the night of the murder.
A polity or community. A form of government other than a monarchy.
A polity or community. A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin stātus (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar. The verb is first attested around the beginning of the 16th century. Related to English stand. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).
To declare to be a fact.
He stated that he was willing to help.
To make known.
State your intentions.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin stātus (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar. The verb is first attested around the beginning of the 16th century. Related to English stand. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).
Stately.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state From Middle English stat (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin stātus (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stāre (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek στέω (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar. The verb is first attested around the beginning of the 16th century. Related to English stand. Displaced native Old English hād (“state, condition”).
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