state

  • 31State — n. & v. n. 1 the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of repair; in a precarious state of health). 2 colloq. a an excited, anxious, or agitated mental condition (esp. in a state). b an untidy condition. 3 (usu.… …

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  • 32state — n. & v. n. 1 the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of repair; in a precarious state of health). 2 colloq. a an excited, anxious, or agitated mental condition (esp. in a state). b an untidy condition. 3 (usu.… …

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  • 33state — [[t]ste͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ states, stating, stated 1) N COUNT You can refer to countries as states, particularly when you are discussing politics. Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. ...students who have… …

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  • 34state —    by Kenneth Surin   Deleuze and Guattari have a conception of the State that is indebted to the work of the anthropologist and anarchist Pierre Clastres. Clastres had argued against the conventional evolutionist account of the emergence of the… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 35state —    by Kenneth Surin   Deleuze and Guattari have a conception of the State that is indebted to the work of the anthropologist and anarchist Pierre Clastres. Clastres had argued against the conventional evolutionist account of the emergence of the… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 36state — 01. The children have been in a constant [state] of excitement since we told them we were going to go skiing for the Christmas holidays. 02. Please [state] your name and address. 03. You can t go to the party in that [state]; you re a mess! 04.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 37state — art at start [[t]steɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. stat•ed, stat•ing 1) the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: the state of one s health[/ex] 2) the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, phase, or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 38state — /steɪt / (say stayt) noun 1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of disrepair. 2. condition with respect to constitution, structure, form, phase, or the like: a liquid state; the larval… …

  • 39state*/*/*/ — [steɪt] noun I 1) [C] the condition of something at a particular time Experts believe the painting can be restored to its original state.[/ex] The British transport system is in a sorry state (= a very bad condition).[/ex] We re collecting data… …

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  • 40State — Состояние (англ. State) шаблон проектирования. Используется в тех случаях, когда во время выполнения программы объект должен менять свое поведение в зависимости от своего состояния. Паттерн состоит из 3 блоков: Widget класс, объекты которого… …

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