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state statesstatingstated

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nounYou can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics .A successful secular state is built on liberal democratic foundations.Some weeks ago I recommended to E.U. member states that we should have discussions with the Americans.Some large countries such as the USA are divided into smaller areas called states .Leaders of the Southern states are meeting in Louisville.The USA is sometimes referred to as the States .You can refer to the government of a country as the state .The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure....the sale of major state-owned corporations.When you talk about the state of someone or something, you are referring to the condition they are in or what they are like at a particular time.For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression.When we moved here the walls and ceiling were in an awful state.Look at the state of my car!adjectiveState industries or organizations are financed and organized by the government rather than private companies ....reform of the state social-security system.A state occasion is a formal one involving the head of a country.The president arrived in Britain last night for his official state visit.verbIf you state something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way .Clearly state your address and telephone number.The police report stated that he was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer.'Our relationship is totally platonic,' she stated.Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits. B1

word	state
definition	noun You can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics . A successful secular state is built on liberal democratic foundations. Some weeks ago I recommended to E.U. member states that we should have discussions with the Americans. Some large countries such as the USA are divided into smaller areas called states . Leaders of the Southern states are meeting in Louisville. The USA is sometimes referred to as the States . You can refer to the government of a country as the state . The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure. ...the sale of major state-owned corporations. When you talk about the state of someone or something, you are referring to the condition they are in or what they are like at a particular time. For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression. When we moved here the walls and ceiling were in an awful state. Look at the state of my car! adjective State industries or organizations are financed and organized by the government rather than private companies . ...reform of the state social-security system. A state occasion is a formal one involving the head of a country. The president arrived in Britain last night for his official state visit. verb If you state something, you say or write it in a formal or definite way . Clearly state your address and telephone number. The police report stated that he was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer. 'Our relationship is totally platonic,' she stated. Buyers who do not apply within the stated period can lose their deposits.
inflections	statesstatingstated
cefr-level	B1

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