state

English

/steɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
  • High social standing or circumstance.
  • A polity.
  • (mathematics) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
  • (grammar) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.

Etymology

Derived from Old French estat derived from Latin status (manner of standing, condition, standing, position, state, status, id, apparel, and other senses, carriage, stan, dress, fixed, manner, set, attitude) root from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

立

Emoji
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