Stated State Steɪt Intention Run Election Facts Tickets

• he has already stated his intention to run for election.
• the facts are clearly stated in the report.
• there is no need to state the obvious (= to say something that everyone already knows).
• state clearly how many tickets you require.

state

1. to formally write or say something, especially in a careful and clear way
• He has already stated his intention to run for election.
• The facts are clearly stated in the report.
• There is no need to state the obvious (= to say something that everyone already knows).
• State clearly how many tickets you require.
• He stated categorically that he knew nothing about the deal.
• It was stated that standards at the hospital were dropping.
• The contract was stated to be invalid.
• to declare war
• The painting was declared to be a forgery.
• He has already stated his intention to run for election.
• During our meeting, he indicated his willingness to cooperate.
• They haven’t formally announced their engagement yet.
• Has our flight been announced yet?
2. to fix or announce the details of something, especially on a written document
• This is not one of their stated aims.
• You must arrive at the time stated.
• Do not exceed the stated dose (= of medicine).

Extra Examples

• ‘Alcohol doesn’t solve problems,’ she stated flatly.
• All the photographs in this book, unless otherwise stated, date from the 1950s.
• As previously stated, the phrase ‘value for money’ has an ambiguous meaning.
• As previously stated, the phrase has an ambiguous meaning.
• At the risk of stating the obvious, people who have not paid cannot be admitted.
• He stated his own views quite openly.
• I am merely stating the facts.
• Let me state at the outset that this report contains little that is new.
• Let me state for the record that my knowledge of wine is almost non-existent.
• Please state clearly how many tickets you require.
• She stated categorically that she had no intention of leaving.
• The committee failed to state their reasons for this decision.
• The demands are more easily stated than met.
• The report goes on to state that…
• These facts were nowhere explicitly stated.
• We cannot accept this proposal for the reasons stated above.
• Do not exceed the stated dose.
• There is no need to state the obvious.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they state
• he / she / it states
• past simple stated
• past participle stated
• -ing form stating

Word Origin

• Middle English (as a noun): partly a shortening of estate, partly from Latin status ‘manner of standing, condition’, from stare ‘to stand’. The current verb senses date from the mid 17th cent.