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Definitions for Stating

[1] the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
[2] the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like: water in a gaseous state.
[3] status, rank, or position in life; station: He dresses in a manner befitting his state.
[4] the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank: to travel in state.
[5] a particular condition of mind or feeling: to be in an excited state.
[6] an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition: He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death.
[7] a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation.
[8] the territory, or one of the territories, of a government.
[9] (sometimes initial capital letter ) any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America.
[10] the body politic as organized for civil rule and government (distinguished from church).
[11] the operations or activities of a central civil government: affairs of state.
[12] (initial capital letter ) Also called State Department. Informal . the Department of State.
[13] 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.
[14] the States, Informal . the United States (usually used outside its borders): After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States.
[15] of or relating to the central civil government or authority.
[16] 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.
[17] characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony: a state dinner.
[18] used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony.
[19] to declare definitely or specifically: She stated her position on the case.
[20] to set forth formally in speech or writing: to state a hypothesis.
[21] to set forth in proper or definite form: to state a problem.
[22] to say.
[23] to fix or settle, as by authority.
[24] lie in state , (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial: The president's body lay in state for two days.
[25] the condition of a person, thing, etc, with regard to main attributes
[26] the structure, form, or constitution of something a solid state
[27] any mode of existence
[28] position in life or society; estate
[29] ceremonious style, as befitting wealth or dignity to live in state
[30] a sovereign political power or community
[31] the territory occupied by such a community
[32] the sphere of power in such a community affairs of state
[33] (often capital) one of a number of areas or communities having their own governments and forming a federation under a sovereign government, as in the US
[34] (often capital) the body politic of a particular sovereign power, esp as contrasted with a rival authority such as the Church
[35] obsolete a class or order; estate
[36] informal a nervous, upset, or excited condition (esp in the phrase in a state )
[37] lie in state (of a body) to be placed on public view before burial
[38] state of affairs a situation; present circumstances or condition
[39] state of play the current situation
[40] controlled or financed by a state state university
[41] of, relating to, or concerning the State State trial
[42] involving ceremony or concerned with a ceremonious occasion state visit
[43] to articulate in words; utter
[44] to declare formally or publicly to state one's innocence
[45] to resolve

Words related to Stating

stateexpound, describe, give, affirm, explain, express, articulate, say, present, put, voice, tell, specify, speak, recite, vent, relate, enumerate, pronounce, asseverate

Words nearby Stating

statestat, stat., statampere, statant, statcoulomb, state, state aid, state attorney, state bank, state bird, state capitalism

Origin of Stating

e1175–1225; Middle English stat (noun), partly aphetic variant of estat estate, partly < Latin status condition (see status); in defs 7–11 < Latin status (rērum ) state (of things) or status (reī pūblicae ) state (of the republic)

Other words from Stating

stat·a·ble , state·a·ble , adjective
an·ti·state , adjective
coun·ter·state , verb, coun·ter·stat·ed, coun·ter·stat·ing.
out·state , verb (used with object), out·stat·ed, out·stat·ing.
sub·state , noun
un·stat·a·ble , adjective
un·state·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Stating

eC13: from Old French estat , from Latin status a standing, from stāre to stand

Synonyms for Stating

affirm, articulate, describe, explain, expound, express, give, present, put, say, set forth, speak, specify, tell, voice, air, asseverate, aver, deliver, elucidate, enounce, enumerate, enunciate, interpret, narrate, pitch, pronounce, propound, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, spiel, utter, vent, ventilate, bring out, chime in, come out with, give blow-by-blow, give rundown, throw out