state
adjective
1. related to the government of the state
- a state school
noun
1. the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- his state is in the deep south
Similar word(s): province
Definition categories: location
2. the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the current state of knowledge
- his state of health
- in a weak financial state
Definition categories: general, attribute
3. the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
- the state has lowered its income tax
Definition categories: group, authorities, government, regime
4. a politically organized body of people under a single government
- the state has elected a new president
Similar word(s): commonwealth, country, land, nation
Definition categories: group
5. (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
Definition categories: state
6. a state of depression or agitation
- he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him
Definition categories: state, spirit
7. the territory occupied by a nation
Similar word(s): country, land
Definition categories: location
8. the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
- the Department of State was created in 1789
Similar word(s): dos
Definition categories: group
Sentences with state as a noun:
- a state of being;
- In the fetch state, the address of the next instruction is placed on the address bus.
- The state here includes a set containing all names seen so far.
- A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint.
- The President's body will lie in state at the Capitol.
verb
1. express in words
- state your opinion
- state your name
Definition categories: communication, express, utter, verbalise, verbalize
2. put before
Similar word(s): posit, submit
Definition categories: communication, advise, propose, suggest
3. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
Similar word(s): express
Definition categories: communication, denote, refer
Sentences with state as a verb:
- He stated that he was willing to help.
- State your intentions.