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state

/steɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

State means: a politically organized body of people under a single government.

Synonyms for state19

noun, as in a politically organized body of people under a single government

nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic

noun, as in the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies

Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, DoS

noun, as in the territory occupied by a nation

country, land

noun, as in the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

province

noun, as in (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)

state of matter

verb, as in express in words

say, tell

verb, as in put before

submit, put forward, posit

verb, as in indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

express

also used for state

communicate

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What does state mean?11

noun

1

a politically organized body of people under a single government“the state has elected a new president”

2

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies“the Department of State was created in 1789”

3

the territory occupied by a nation“he returned to the land of his birth”

4

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation“his state is in the deep south”

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”

6

the way something is with respect to its main attributes“the current state of knowledge”

7

the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state“the state has lowered its income tax”

8

a state of depression or agitation“he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him”

verb

1

express in words“He said that he wanted to marry her”

2

put before“I submit to you that the accused is guilty”

3

indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.“Can you express this distance in kilometers?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with state?44

three syllables

interstate
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All 44 rhymes for state, grouped by syllable

State in a sentence

  • While the civil war went on, the country was in a state of anarchy.AlanF_US
  • In my opinion, we should pay more attention to the present state of affairs.CM
  • In communism, the means of production are owned by the state.shekitten
  • Body temperature rising, pulse rising ... he's in a state of oxygen deficiency.unknown
  • Water, in its natural state, is a fluid.Source_VOA
  • Relations between the heads of state in this region have been convivial, even brotherly.papabear
  • The state shouldn't get rid of civil rights, it should protect them!niceguydave
  • After that, you were in a state of stupor for two months.marcelostockle

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Forms of state

as a noun

plural
states

as a verb

past tense
stated
present participle
stating
third-person singular
states
past participle
stated