state

state¹ W2S2 [steıt] n

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1¦(condition)¦

2¦(government)¦

3¦(country)¦

4¦(part of a country)¦

5 the States

6 be in a state/get into a state

7¦(official ceremony)¦

8 state of affairs

9 the state of play

10 lie in state

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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: estat, from Latin status, from the past participle of stare 'to stand']

1.) ¦(CONDITION)¦

the physical or mental condition that someone or something is in

state of

▪ There are fears for the state of the country's economy.

in a bad/terrible etc state

▪ When we bought the house, it was in a terrible state.

sb's mental/physical/emotional state

▪ Frankly, I wouldn't trust his emotional state right now.

▪ She was in an extremely confused state of mind .

in no fit state to do sth

(=should not do something because you are not in a suitable condition)

▪ David's in no fit state to drive.

▪ She can't go home now. Look at the state of her!

be in a good/bad state of repair

(=be in good condition and not need repairing, or be in bad condition)

▪ The boat was in a good state of repair.

▪ The country was in a state of war (=officially fighting a war) .

▪ Water exists in three states: liquid, gaseous, and solid.

→↑state of emergency

2.) ¦(GOVERNMENT)¦ [singular, U]

also the State

especially BrE the government or political organization of a country

▪ The state has allocated special funds for the emergency.

state employees/property/regulations etc

especially BrE

▪ limits on salary increases for state workers

state-owned/state-funded/state-subsidized etc

(=owned, paid for etc by the government)

▪ a state-funded community housing project

matters/affairs of state

(=the business of the government)

democratic/one-party/totalitarian etc state

(=with that type of government)

→↑police state, ↑welfare state

3.) ¦(COUNTRY)¦

a country considered as a political organization

▪ a NATO member state (=a country belonging to NATO)

4.) ¦(PART OF A COUNTRY)¦ also State BrE

one of the areas with limited law-making powers that together make up a country controlled by a central government such as the US and Australia

→↑province, county ↑county, region ↑region

▪ Queensland is one of the states of Australia.

▪ the state of Iowa

state employees/property/regulations etc

▪ the state government

▪ state and federal taxes

5.) the States

spoken a word meaning the US, used especially by someone when they are outside the US

▪ Which part of the States would you suggest I visit?

6.) be in a state/get into a state

BrE spoken to be or become very nervous, anxious, or excited

▪ Mum and Dad were in a right state when I got in.

7.) ¦(OFFICIAL CEREMONY)¦[U]

the official ceremonies and events connected with government or rulers

▪ the Queen's first state visit here in seventeen years

▪ music for state occasions (=special public events)

8.) state of affairs

formal a situation

unsatisfactory/sad/sorry state etc of affairs

▪ I must say this is a very unsatisfactory state of affairs.

9.) the state of playespecially BrE

a) the position reached in an activity or process that has not finished yet

▪ What is the state of play in the current negotiations?

b) the score in a sports game

10.) lie in state

if the body of an important person who has just died lies in state, it is put in a public place so that people can go and show their respect

state ²

state² W3S3 v [T]

1.) to formally say or write a piece of information or your opinion

▪ Please state your name and address.

▪ Rembert again stated his intention to resign from Parliament.

▪ The government needs to clearly state its policy on UN intervention.

state (that)

▪ The witness stated that he had not seen the woman before.

▪ Fine, but aren't you just stating the obvious here?

2.) if a document, newspaper, ticket etc states information, it contains the information written clearly

▪ The price of the tickets is stated on the back.