to state
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1.6
- verb
- /steɪt/
- Please state your name for the record.
- clearly state
- explicitly state
- state your opinion
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Watch on YouTubeI 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
390
2.7
Say something clearly in a few words
123
3.5
To give clear, exact details about something
95
3.5
To explain something clearly and in detail
43
4.9
To say something in a particular way
36
4.2
To state something clearly in writing or speech
8
5.8
To state an idea clearly so people understand
7
2.7
Say or write something so people have no doubt
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Formal
504
3.7
A government leader who handles a country's relations with other countries
- Formal
390
3.4
The United States government office that decides and manages relations with other countries
129
2.4
Government that runs a state in the United States and provides services like schools and roads
- Formal
50
3.6
A situation when a government can use special powers after a disaster or riot
39
2.1
A very tall building in New York City with a famous observation deck since 1931
37
4.2
The highest group of judges in a U.S. state who decide appeals about state law
- Formal
37
3.4
A state government office that manages things like education or vehicle registration
35
7.5
A country where the government uses strict police control and spying to limit people's freedoms
34
3.9
A government system that provides health care, housing, and money to people who need help
- Specialized
32
5.5
A lawyer who brings criminal cases in court for the state government
- Formal
20
3.4
A United States government department that handles relations with other countries
- Literature
14
3.3
A professional NBA basketball team from California called the Warriors
11
3.0
A nickname for the United States state of Florida because it has warm sunny weather
- Formal
9
3.2
A senior government minister who leads a country's foreign relations
- Literature
8
7.8
Violent acts and threats a government supports or carries out to frighten people
- Archaic
6
6.9
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
- Specialized
6
5.5
Electronic devices that use solid materials like semiconductors instead of vacuum tubes
- Formal
5
8.2
A government that controls almost every part of people's lives and punishes people who disagree
4
1.0
One of the fifty parts of the United States with its own government and laws
- Specialized
4
4.4
A condition of a substance when it keeps its shape and does not flow, like rock or ice
- US
4
6.4
A nickname for the United States state of Massachusetts known for its coast and history
- Specialized
3
6.8
An economy where the government owns or controls many businesses in a market system
- NSFW
3
7.9
A southern United States state where the law allowed people to own other people before the American Civil War
3
4.6
A nickname for Pennsylvania because it played an important role in early United States history
3
6.1
A political area made of the West Bank and Gaza that Palestinians claim but that is under Israeli control
- Specialized
2
3.7
A substance that flows and keeps its volume but not its shape, like water or oil
- Formal
2
6.8
A formal speech by the mayor about the city's situation and future plans
2
6.2
A common name for the United States state of Indiana whose capital is Indianapolis
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.