Definition of state
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adjective (a)
Stately. (adjective)
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noun (n)
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation (noun.location)
Example: His state is in the deep south.
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the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops)
Example: The current state of knowledge.
His state of health.
In a weak financial state.
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the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state (noun.group)
Example: The state has lowered its income tax.
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a politically organized body of people under a single government (noun.group)
Example: The state has elected a new president.
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(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) (noun.state)
Example: The solid state of water is called ice.
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a state of depression or agitation (noun.state)
Example: He was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him.
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the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location)
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the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies (noun.group)
Example: The Department of State was created in 1789.
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The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. (noun)
source: webster1913
A statement; also, a document containing a statement. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
express in words (verb.communication)
Example: State your opinion.
State your name.
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put before (verb.communication)
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indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. (verb.communication)
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To set; to settle; to establish. (verb)
source: webster1913
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