state
1. state \'sta-t\ n [ME stat, fr. OF & L; OF estat, fr. L status, fr.
status often attrib X, pp. of stare to stand - more at STAND 1a: mode or
condition of being {water in the gaseous ~} {~R of readiness} 1b1:
condition of mind or temperament {in a highly nervous ~} 1b2: a condition
of abnormal tension or excitement 2a: social position; esp : high rank
2b1: elaborate or luxurious style of living 2b2: formal dignity : POMP -
usu. used with in 3a: a body of persons constituting a special class in a
society : ESTA TE pl 3b: the members or representatives of the governing
classes assembled in a legislative body obs 3c: a person of high rank (as
a noble) 4a: a politically organized body of people usu. occupying a
definite territ ory; esp : one that is sovereign 4b: the political
organization of such a body of people 5: the operations or concerns of the
government of a country 6: one of the constituent units of a nation having
a federal government { the United States of America} 7: the territory of a
state y a mode of existence but usu. implies the sum of the qualities
involved in a thing's existence at a particular time and place; CONDITION
more distinctly implies the influence of immediate or temporary
circumstances; SITUATION applies to a juncture of circumstances in which a
thing is placed rather than to its own state or character; STATUS implies
one's state as determined for legal administration or social consideration
SYN syn CONDITION, SITUATION, STATUS: STATE may impl
2. state vt 1: to set by regulation or authority 2: to express the
particulars of esp. in words : REPORT; broadl y : to express in words