state

  • 21state — 1 /steIt/ noun 1 CONDITION (C) the mental, emotional, or physical condition that someone or something is in at a particular time: Frankly I wouldn t trust his emotional state right now. | Water exists in three states: liquid, gaseous, and solid.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22state — I UK [steɪt] / US noun Word forms state : singular state plural states *** 1) [countable, usually singular] the condition of something at a particular time the state of: We re collecting data on the state of the environment. a state of: The… …

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  • 23State —    A central concept in Marxism is the state, although Karl Marx himself did not set out a systematic theory of it. Marx’s basic view of the state is set out in the Communist Manifesto (1848) where he wrote, “The executive of the modern state is… …

    Historical dictionary of Marxism

  • 24state — [[t]ste͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ states, stating, stated 1) N COUNT You can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics. Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. ...students who have… …

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  • 25state — 01. The children have been in a constant [state] of excitement since we told them we were going to go skiing for the Christmas holidays. 02. Please [state] your name and address. 03. You can t go to the party in that [state]; you re a mess! 04.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 26state — art at start [[t]steɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. stat•ed, stat•ing 1) the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: the state of one s health[/ex] 2) the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, phase, or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27state*/*/*/ — [steɪt] noun I 1) [C] the condition of something at a particular time Experts believe the painting can be restored to its original state.[/ex] The British transport system is in a sorry state (= a very bad condition).[/ex] We re collecting data… …

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  • 28State — Состояние (англ. State) шаблон проектирования. Используется в тех случаях, когда во время выполнения программы объект должен менять свое поведение в зависимости от своего состояния. Паттерн состоит из 3 блоков: Widget класс, объекты которого… …

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  • 29state — {{11}}state (n.1) early 13c., circumstances, temporary attributes of a person or thing, conditions, from L. status manner of standing, position, condition, noun of action from pp. stem of stare to stand from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET (Cf.… …

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  • 30State — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:State >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 state state condition category estate lot ease trim mood pickle plight temper Sgm: N 1 aspect aspect &c.(appearance) 448 …

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