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state
English
Etymology
Middle English (as a noun); adopted c. 1200 from both Old French estat and Latin status (“manner of standing, attitude, position, carriage, manner, dress, apparel; and other senses”), from stare (“to stand”). Doublet of estate and status. The sense of "polity" develops in the 14th century. Compare French être, Greek ???? (stéo), Italian stare, Portuguese estar, Romanian sta, and Spanish estar.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ste?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
Noun
state (plural states)
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- (physics) A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
- 1977, J. B. Sykes and John Stewart Bell, translating Lev Landau and Evgeny Lifshitz, Course of Theoretical Physics Vol. 3: Quantum Mechanics: Non-relativistic Theory, p.28:
- States in which the energy has definite values are called stationary states of a system; they are described by wave functions ?n which are the eigenfunctions of the Hamiltonian operator, i.e. which satisfy the equation ??n = En?n, where En are the eigenvalues of the energy.
- 1977, J. B. Sykes and John Stewart Bell, translating Lev Landau and Evgeny Lifshitz, Course of Theoretical Physics Vol. 3: Quantum Mechanics: Non-relativistic Theory, p.28:
- (computing) The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
- (computing) The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.
- (computing) The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.
- (sciences) The physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
- (obsolete) Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme.
- (physics) A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
- High social standing or circumstance.
- Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.
- Rank; condition; quality.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, [Act I, Scene iii]:
- And le?ned by that ?mall, God I be?eech him, / Thy honor, ?tate, and ?eate, is due to me.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, Richard III, [Act I, Scene iii]:
- Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.
- A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.
- (obsolete) A great person, a dignitary; a lord or prince.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica, page 1:
- They who to States and Governours of the Commonwealth direct their Speech, High Court of Parlament, or wanting ?uch acce??e in a private condition, write that which they fore?ee may advance the publick good?; I ?uppo?e them as at the beginning of no meane endeavour, not a little alter’d and mov’d inwardly in their mindes […]
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica, page 1:
- (obsolete) Estate, possession.
- Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.
- A polity.
- Any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
- a. 1949, Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist (1949)
- Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
- a. 1949, Albert Einstein, as quoted by Virgil Henshaw in Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist (1949)
- A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Germany, or Australia.
- (obsolete) A form of government other than a monarchy.
- (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
- Any sovereign polity; a national or city-state government.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.
- Antonym: occurrence
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Pages starting with “state”.
Translations
Verb
state (third-person singular simple present states, present participle stating, simple past and past participle stated)
- (transitive) To declare to be a fact.
- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations. It is easily earned repetition to state that Josephine St. Auban's was a presence not to be concealed.
- (transitive) To make known.
Usage notes
State is stronger or more definitive than say. It is used to communicate an absence of reasonable doubt and to emphasize the factual or truthful nature of the communication.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:communicate
Translations
Adjective
state (comparative more state, superlative most state)
- (obsolete) Stately.
Related terms
- estate
- statistics
- status
- State
See also
- department
- province
Further reading
- state on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- state at OneLook Dictionary Search
- state in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- state in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- state in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Satet, Testa, Tetas, aetts, atest, taste, teats, testa
Afrikaans
Noun
state
- plural of staat
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sta.te/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Hyphenation: stà?te
Etymology 1
Apheretic form of estate.
Noun
state f (plural stati)
- (Tuscany) Alternative form of estate
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
state
- inflection of stare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Participle
state
- feminine plural of stato
Anagrams
- setta, testa
References
- state in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti
Latin
Verb
st?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of st?
Participle
state
- vocative masculine singular of status
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ses
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zes, from Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch *ses, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.
Numeral
ses
- six
Baure
Noun
ses
- Sun
Catalan
Article
ses f pl
- (dialectal, Balearics) feminine plural definite article; the
See also
- salat
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Contraction
ses
- Contraction of jsi + se.
Usage notes
When using a reflexive verb in the second-person singular past form and in conditional, the auxiliary verb být (“to be”) is replaced with just -s appended to the reflexive pronoun se, si. The full form “jsi se”, “jsi si” is proscribed as hypercorrect.
Related terms
- sis
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?se?s]
Verb
ses
- present tense passive of se
- infinitive passive of se
Phrase
ses
- Abbreviation of vi ses (“see you”).
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin sex.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ses/
Numeral
ses
- six (6)
Derived terms
- sesangulo (“hexagon”)
- sesjara (“six-year”)
- seso (“set or group of six”)
Estonian
Pronoun
ses
- inessive singular of see
French
Etymology
From Old French ses.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se/
- Homophones: cé, ces, cés
Determiner
ses pl
- his, her (when referring to a plural noun)
Related terms
- 1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
- 2 Also used as the polite singular form.
Further reading
- “ses” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Lombard
Etymology
From sex.
Numeral
ses
- six
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zes/
Numeral
ses
- six
Descendants
- Dutch: zes
- Afrikaans: ses
- Limburgish: zès
- West Flemish: zèsse
- Zealandic: zes
Further reading
- “ses”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “sesse”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page sesse
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- sees
Verb
ses
- passive of se
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- sest (sole current standard)
Verb
ses
(non-standard since 2012)
- inflection of sjåas:
- present tense
- supine
Old French
Pronoun
ses
- his/hers/its (third-person singular possessive pronoun)
Descendants
- French: ses
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin sine + -s. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ses/
Preposition
ses
- without
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Italic *seks. Cognates include Italian sei and French six.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ses/
Numeral
ses
- six
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) sis
- (Surmiran) seis
Etymology
From Latin sex (compare Spanish seis), from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.
Numeral
ses
- (Puter, Vallader) six
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin sex, from Proto-Italic *seks, from Proto-Indo-European *swé?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?s/
Numeral
ses
- six
Swedish
Verb
ses
- infinitive passive of se.
- present tense passive of se.
- reciprocal form of se; infinitive, present or imperative tense: to see each other, to meet
Anagrams
- ess
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ses. Cognate with Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Turkmen ses, Azerbaijani s?s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ses/
- Hyphenation: ses
Noun
ses (definite accusative sesi, plural sesler)
- voice, sound
- letter
Declension
Synonyms
- harf
Derived terms
Zazaki
Alternative forms
- ?e?
- šest
Numeral
ses
- six (the cipher, the cardinal number six)
See also
- Basic numbers (0-10):
- 0 s?f?r, 1 zew, 2 d?d?, 3 hir?, 4 cehar, 5 phanc, 6 ses, 7 hewt, 8 h?st, 9 new, 10 des
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