亚洲网紅露点

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state

[ steyt ]

noun

  1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:

    a state of health.

  2. the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like:

    water in a gaseous state.

  3. status, rank, or position in life; station:

    He dresses in a manner befitting his state.

    Synonyms:

  4. the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank:

    to travel in state.

  5. a particular condition of mind or feeling:

    to be in an excited state.

  6. an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition:

    He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death.

  7. a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation.
  8. the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.
  9. Sometimes State. any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America.
  10. the body politic as organized for civil rule and government ( church ).
  11. the operations or activities of a central civil government:

    affairs of state.

  12. State. Also called State Department. Informal. the Department of State.
  13. Printing. a set of copies of an edition of a publication which differ from others of the same printing because of additions, corrections, or transpositions made during printing or at any time before publication.
  14. the States, Informal. the United States (usually used outside its borders):

    After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States.



adjective

  1. of or relating to the central civil government or authority.
  2. made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths that make up a federal union: a state bank.

    a state highway;

    a state bank.

  3. characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony:

    a state dinner.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony.

verb (used with object)

stated, stating.
  1. to declare definitely or specifically:

    She stated her position on the case.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to set forth formally in speech or writing:

    to state a hypothesis.

  3. to set forth in proper or definite form:

    to state a problem.

  4. to say.
  5. to fix or settle, as by authority.

    Synonyms:

state

/ 蝉迟别瑟迟 /

noun

  1. the condition of a person, thing, etc, with regard to main attributes
  2. the structure, form, or constitution of something

    a solid state

  3. any mode of existence
  4. position in life or society; estate
  5. ceremonious style, as befitting wealth or dignity

    to live in state

  6. a sovereign political power or community
  7. the territory occupied by such a community
  8. the sphere of power in such a community

    affairs of state

  9. often capital one of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, as in the US
  10. often capital the body politic of a particular sovereign power, esp as contrasted with a rival authority such as the Church
  11. obsolete.
    a class or order; estate
  12. informal.
    a nervous, upset, or excited condition (esp in the phrase in a state )
  13. lie in state
    (of a body) to be placed on public view before burial
  14. state of affairs
    a situation; present circumstances or condition
  15. state of play
    the current situation
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. controlled or financed by a state

    state university

  2. of, relating to, or concerning the State

    State trial

  3. involving ceremony or concerned with a ceremonious occasion

    state visit

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to articulate in words; utter
  2. to declare formally or publicly

    to state one's innocence

  3. to resolve
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉迟补迟补产濒别, adjective
  • 藞蝉迟补迟别丑辞辞诲, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉迟补迟路补路产濒别 蝉迟补迟别路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 补苍路迟颈路蝉迟补迟别 adjective
  • 肠辞耻苍路迟别谤路蝉迟补迟别 verb counterstated counterstating
  • 辞耻迟路蝉迟补迟别 verb (used with object) outstated outstating
  • 蝉耻产路蝉迟补迟别 noun
  • un路蝉迟补迟路补路产濒别 adjective
  • un路蝉迟补迟别路补路产濒别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of state1

First recorded in 1175鈥1225; Middle English noun stat(e), partly from estat estate, partly from Latin status 鈥渃ondition鈥 ( status ); the meanings state indefs 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 derive from Latin status (r膿rum) ) 鈥渟tate (of things)鈥 or status (re墨 p奴blicae) 鈥渟tate (of the republic)鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of state1

C13: from Old French estat , from Latin status a standing, from 蝉迟腻谤别 to stand
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial:

    The president's body lay in state for two days.

  2. state of mind. state of mind.

More idioms and phrases containing state

In addition to the idiom beginning with state , also see in a lather (state) ; in state ; ship of state .
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Synonym Study

State, condition, situation, status are terms for existing circumstances or surroundings. State is the general word, often with no concrete implications or material relationships: the present state of affairs. Condition carries an implication of a relationship to causes and circumstances: The conditions made flying impossible. Situation suggests an arrangement of circumstances, related to one another and to the character of a person: He was master of the situation. Status carries official or legal implications; it suggests a complete picture of interrelated circumstances as having to do with rank, position, standing, a stage reached in progress, etc.: the status of negotiations. See maintain.
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Example Sentences

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Early last year, a court heard more than 25 people, including state agents, had been linked by intelligence material to Mr Brown's murder.

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As originally drafted, the bill would have limited the current program鈥檚 benefits to 10 years 鈥 half of the 20-year period the state had told rooftop owners they would receive.

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A US Treasury Department statement said: "No state or person who financed or supplied the Russian war machine will be allowed to benefit from the reconstruction of Ukraine."

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Eleven New York state high school athletes accused of a hazing prank where they allegedly brandished a gun and traumatised their lacrosse teammates have turned themselves in, authorities said on Wednesday.

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North Korea has said the development of its first road bridge to Russia is a "significant" milestone in relations between the two countries, according to the country's state media KCNA.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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