ALL meanings of states
state
S s - noun states the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health. 1
- noun states the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like: water in a gaseous state. 1
- noun states status, rank, or position in life; station: He dresses in a manner befitting his state. 1
- noun states the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank: to travel in state. 1
- noun states a particular condition of mind or feeling: to be in an excited state. 1
- noun states an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition: He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death. 1
- noun states a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation. 1
- noun states the territory, or one of the territories, of a government. 1
- noun states (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America. 1
- noun states the body politic as organized for civil rule and government (distinguished from church). 1
- noun states the operations or activities of a central civil government: affairs of state. 1
- noun states (initial capital letter). Also called State Department. Informal. the Department of State. 1
- noun states Printing. a set of copies of an edition of a publication which differ from others of the same printing because of additions, corrections, or transpositions made during printing or at any time before publication. 1
- noun states the States, Informal. the United States (usually used outside its borders): After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States. 1
- adjective states of or relating to the central civil government or authority. 1
- adjective states made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths that make up a federal union: a state highway; a state bank. 1
- adjective states characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony: a state dinner. 1
- adjective states used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony. 1
- verb with object states to declare definitely or specifically: She stated her position on the case. 1
- verb with object states to set forth formally in speech or writing: to state a hypothesis. 1
- verb with object states to set forth in proper or definite form: to state a problem. 1
- verb with object states to say. 1
- verb with object states to fix or settle, as by authority. 1
- idioms states lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial: The president's body lay in state for two days. 1