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state
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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noun
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
“the current state of knowledge”
noun
a politically organized body of people under a single government
“the state has elected a new president”
noun
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
“the state has lowered its income tax”
noun
the territory occupied by a nation
“he returned to the land of his birth”
noun
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
“his state is in the deep south”
noun
a state of depression or agitation
“he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him”
noun
(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”
verb
put before
“I submit to you that the accused is guilty”
verb
express in words
“He said that he wanted to marry her”
verb
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
“Can you express this distance in kilometers?”
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the current state of knowledge
his state of health
in a weak financial state
the state has elected a new president
African nations
students who had come to the nation's capitol
the country's largest manufacturer
an industrialized land
the state has lowered its income tax
he returned to the land of his birth
he visited several European countries
his state is in the deep south
he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him
the solid state of water is called ice
I submit to you that the accused is guilty
He said that he wanted to marry her
tell me what is bothering you
state your opinion
state your name
Can you express this distance in kilometers?
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