to state
∞
1.6
- verb
- /steɪt/
:
declarar
- Please state your name for the record.
- clearly state
- explicitly state
- state your opinion
I think that can't be stated enough by experts like you.
- I think that can't be stated enough by experts like you.
- I would like the record to state that you said mush.
- Have them just state the other side.
- I'm out of order by stating facts right?
- So he says, here's the way we can, we can state these two principles.
- The I hope so, yes, but that explicitly state them on paper.
Examples
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State your name.
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The teacher asked the students to state their opinions on the matter clearly.
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And then for my line I had to state your address.
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Have them just state the other side.
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Ah... please state your name for the record.
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Can you state for me your full legal name?
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Can you state your name for the record?
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-Would you state your name, please?
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Students are able to state why the activity is good for them beyond being fun.
Academic text (2011) -
It's not a bad thing to state expectations.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Speak words to show information or feelings
∞
1.0
Give someone information
318
2.7
Say something clearly in a few words
118
3.5
To give clear, exact details about something
79
3.5
To explain something clearly and in detail
44
4.9
To say something in a particular way
34
2.7
Say or write something so people have no doubt
29
4.2
To state something clearly in writing or speech
8
5.8
To state an idea clearly so people understand
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
436
3.7
A government leader who handles a country's relations with other countries
- Formal
419
3.4
The United States government office that decides and manages relations with other countries
- Formal
89
3.2
A senior government minister who leads a country's foreign relations
68
2.4
Government that runs a state in the United States and provides services like schools and roads
46
3.6
An Arab country in Asia on the northwest coast of the Persian Gulf known for oil
- Formal
41
3.6
A situation when a government can use special powers after a disaster or riot
34
3.9
A government system that provides health care, housing, and money to people who need help
30
7.5
A country where the government uses strict police control and spying to limit people's freedoms
- Specialized
24
5.5
A lawyer who brings criminal cases in court for the state government
21
2.1
A very tall building in New York City with a famous observation deck since 1931
- Formal
14
3.4
A United States government department that handles relations with other countries
12
4.0
A country in Northern Europe on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, such as Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania
- Literature
8
3.3
A professional NBA basketball team from California called the Warriors
- Formal
8
3.4
A state government office that manages things like education or vehicle registration
8
4.2
The highest group of judges in a U.S. state who decide appeals about state law
- Formal
5
8.2
A government that controls almost every part of people's lives and punishes people who disagree
3
3.0
A nickname for the United States state of Florida because it has warm sunny weather
3
1.0
One of the fifty parts of the United States with its own government and laws
- Specialized
3
3.7
A substance that flows and keeps its volume but not its shape, like water or oil
- NSFW
3
7.9
A southern United States state where the law allowed people to own other people before the American Civil War
- Literature
3
7.8
Violent acts and threats a government supports or carries out to frighten people
2
3.7
A country on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, like Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania
- Specialized
2
6.8
An economy where the government owns or controls many businesses in a market system
- Specialized
1
5.5
Electronic devices that use solid materials like semiconductors instead of vacuum tubes
- Literature
1
7.8
A state in the United States whose election results often show national voting trends
1
7.6
A country ruled by leaders who tightly control people's lives and freedoms
- Formal
1
6.8
A formal speech by the mayor about the city's situation and future plans
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
State as a verb (to say clearly) is related to Latin status 'standing' and to the English word statement, like making words 'stand' firmly, so to state something is to say it clearly and formally.