Bedeutung von “state” — Learner’s Dictionary


noun us uk /steɪt/

B2 the condition that something or someone is in:

the state of the economy
The building is in a terrible state.

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in/into a state informal

very upset or nervous:

Ben was in a real state before the exam.
PART OF COUNTRY [ C ] also State


Washington State
Alaska is the largest state in the US.

a country:

a union of European states
the state

the government of a country:

financial help from the state
state visit/occasion, etc
the States

the United States of America

→ See also police state , welfare state

(Definition von “state noun” aus dem Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)