ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STATE
From Old French estat, from Latin status a standing, from stāre to stand.
WHAT DOES STATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
State
State commonly refers to either the present condition of a system or entity, or to a governed entity or sub-entity.
Definition of state in the English dictionary
The first definition of state in the dictionary is the condition of a person, thing, etc, with regard to main attributes. Other definition of state is the structure, form, or constitution of something. State is also any mode of existence.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STATE
PRESENT
Present
I state
you state
he/she/it states
we state
you state
they state
Present continuous
I am stating
you are stating
he/she/it is stating
we are stating
you are stating
they are stating
Present perfect
I have stated
you have stated
he/she/it has stated
we have stated
you have stated
they have stated
Present perfect continuous
I have been stating
you have been stating
he/she/it has been stating
we have been stating
you have been stating
they have been stating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I stated
you stated
he/she/it stated
we stated
you stated
they stated
Past continuous
I was stating
you were stating
he/she/it was stating
we were stating
you were stating
they were stating
Past perfect
I had stated
you had stated
he/she/it had stated
we had stated
you had stated
they had stated
Past perfect continuous
I had been stating
you had been stating
he/she/it had been stating
we had been stating
you had been stating
they had been stating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will state
you will state
he/she/it will state
we will state
you will state
they will state
Future continuous
I will be stating
you will be stating
he/she/it will be stating
we will be stating
you will be stating
they will be stating
Future perfect
I will have stated
you will have stated
he/she/it will have stated
we will have stated
you will have stated
they will have stated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stating
you will have been stating
he/she/it will have been stating
we will have been stating
you will have been stating
they will have been stating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would state
you would state
he/she/it would state
we would state
you would state
they would state
Conditional continuous
I would be stating
you would be stating
he/she/it would be stating
we would be stating
you would be stating
they would be stating
Conditional perfect
I would have state
you would have state
he/she/it would have state
we would have state
you would have state
they would have state
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stating
you would have been stating
he/she/it would have been stating
we would have been stating
you would have been stating
they would have been stating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you state
we let´s state
you state
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
stating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «STATE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
state.
Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around.
A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of gold spectacles!
The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state.
We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
I've thought from the start that a parallel federal investigation into the death of Michael Brown is important. I also believe that our state and local elected officials have been given a responsibility by the people who they work for to get to the bottom of this tragedy.
The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned.
A stable, changeless state, 'twere cause indeed to weep.
The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole.
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.
The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STATE»
Discover the use of
state in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
state and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The State: Its History and Development Viewed Sociologically
The State represents the epitome of Franz Oppenheimer's thinking.
2
Altered
State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House
This new edition sees Matthew Collin cast a fresh eye on the heady events of the acid house 'Summer of Love' and the rave scene's euphoric escalation into commercial excess as MDMA became a mass-market narcotic.
3
The End of the Nation
State: The Rise of Regional Economies
Arguing that nation states are forfeiting their role in the global economy, the author contends that other forces have usurped economic power--capital, corporations, customers, communications, and currencies--and that natural economic zones ...
In this highly topical book, Agamben ultimately arrives at original ideas about the future of democracy and casts a new light on the hidden relationship that ties law to violence.
A reprint of Maritain's classic reflection on social and political issues.
6
ISLAM AND THE SECULAR
STATE
In this book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies.
ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad Naʻīm,
2008
7
Bringing the
State Back In
The contributors to this volume, which includes some of the best recent interdisciplinary scholarship on states in relation to social structures, make use of theoretically engaged comparative and historical investigations to provide ...
Peter B. Evans, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Theda Skocpol,
1985
8
Seeing Like a
State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the ...
An analysis of diverse failures in high-modernist, authoritarian state planning.
9
Democracy and the Welfare
State
The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are the following: Has public support for the welfare state faded?
10
EU Law on
State Aid to Airlines: Law, Economics and Policy
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the law regulating State aids to airlines, which includes sections on Articles 107 TFEU and 108 TFEU as well as an overview of legal issues raised by air transport and competition in the EU, in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
state is used in the context of the following news items.
Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds: What's going on?
Turkey has opened up a new front in the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, by bombing their positions in Syria and permitting US jets to do the same from ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
The Turks are bombing Islamic State
NOTE: on July 25th Turkish fighter jets followed up their strikes against Islamic State (IS) with attacks on camps inside Iraq of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
Suruc massacre highlights Turkey's Islamic State dilemma
Some protesters chanted slogans accusing the governing AKP of not doing enough against the threat from the group calling itself Islamic State (IS). «BBC News, Jul 15»
David Sweat, Escaped New York Convict, Is Shot and Captured as …
CONSTABLE, N.Y. — David Sweat, the remaining prison escapee on the run in northern New York, was shot by a state trooper and taken into custody on ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
How the Confederacy lives on in the flags of seven Southern states
The shooting of nine black Charleston churchgoers by a young man allegedly inspired by white supremacist ideology has reignited a controversy over the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
The Golden State Warriors Are a Team for the Ages
The Golden State Warriors, NBA champions, were so clearly the deeper, more athletic, more skilled team in these NBA finals. So much was made of LeBron ... «TIME, Jun 15»
NBA finals 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers 91-104 Golden State Warriors …
Thanks for the live blog! I'm an IT working in Kuala Lumpur and since game 1 I've been updating my brother working in Singapore of what has been happening ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Cleveland Cavaliers 95-93 Golden State Warriors, OT – as it …
Matthew Dellavedova's rebound late in overtime helped seal the Cleveland Cavaliers' 95-93 win over the Golden State Warriors in game 2 of the NBA Finals. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Islamic State PR gloss masks Iraqi forces' gains
After a week of disturbing headlines, is Islamic State winning? It depends where. In Syria, where Islamic State (IS) captured Palmyra and is said to have ... «BBC News, May 15»
Islamic State Seizes Control of Iraqi City of Ramadi
BAGHDAD—Islamic State seized control of the capital of Iraq's largest province, killing hundreds of government forces and dealing a crushing setback to ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»