states

nouncondition or mode of being

noundignity, grandeur
noungovernment, country
verbdeclare, assert

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noun condition or mode of being

Antonyms for states

good fortune

Word Origin & History

early 13c., "circumstances, temporary attributes of a person or thing, conditions," from Latin status "manner of standing, position, condition," noun of action from past participle stem of stare "to stand" from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Some Middle English senses are via Old French estat (French état; see estate).

The Latin word was adopted into other modern Germanic languages (e.g. German, Dutch staat) but chiefly in the political senses only. Meaning "physical condition as regards form or structure" is attested from late 13c. Meaning "mental or emotional condition" is attested from 1530s (phrase state of mind first attested 1749); colloquial sense of "agitated or perturbed state" is from 1837.

Example Sentences for states

They are the preservation of the rights of the several States and the integrity of the Union.

It speaks to us through the processes of governing in the sovereignties of 48 States.

The same thing has often happened from the same cause in Christian states.

Men in all states seem to have much the same proportion of happiness.

Now we have no longer barriers to the circulation of the blood of States.

It was said that he had made a good deal of money by smuggling goods into the States.

In Sir John Rosss narrative, he states his surprise at the appetites of his guides.

There the Recorder of the States came to read the sentence to him.

He states that they pierced a plank, an inch thick, with a bullet made of mercury.

The Republicans were the stout defenders of what they called the rights of the States.

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