state
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
Noun 4 meanings
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
“a state of being”
High social standing or circumstance.
“The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol.”
A polity or community.
An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
Verb 2 meanings
To declare to be a fact.
“He stated that he was willing to help.”
To make known.
“State your intentions.”
Etymology
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.
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STATE at a glance
STATE has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #153 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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