state

[US]/steɪt/
[UK]/steɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. situation; land; provins
vt. udtrykke; fastlægge; erklære
adj. national; provinsiel; formel
Word Forms
Third Person Singularstates
Past Participlestated
Pluralstates
Present Participlestating
Past Tensestated

Phrases & Collocations

United States

forenede stater

state government

statsregering

state council

statsråd

in a state

i en tilstand

in state

i tilstand

state ownership

statslig ejerskab

current state

nuværende tilstand

secretary of state

udenrigsminister

steady state

stabil tilstand

state university

statsuniversitet

state department

udenrigsministeriet

solid state

fast form

state power

statsmagt

state owned

statsejet

stress state

stress tilstand

existing state

eksisterende tilstand

mental state

mental tilstand

static state

statisk tilstand

state space

tilstand rum

Example Sentences

The United States is a democratic state.

USA er en demokratisk stat.

She is in a confused state of mind.

Hun er i en forvirret tilstand.

The state of the economy is worrying.

Økonomiens tilstand er bekymrende.

He is a state senator in California.

Han er statssenator i Californien.

The car was in a sorry state after the accident.

Bilen var i en sørgelig tilstand efter ulykken.

The state of emergency was declared after the natural disaster.

Der blev erklæret undtagelsestilstand efter naturkatastrofen.

She was in a state of shock after hearing the news.

Hun var i et chok efter at have hørt nyheden.

The state government announced new tax reforms.

Statens regering meddelte nye skattereformer.

He is a state-certified teacher in mathematics.

Han er en statsgodkendt lærer i matematik.

The state of the art technology is used in this research facility.

Teknologien på forkant bruges i dette forskningscenter.

Real-world Examples

The Apollo surely embodies a higher state of civilisation.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

The Indian medical association has declared a state of medical emergency.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

They went " fleeting" all while " bleating" in a pretty " sheepish state" .

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

It still only allows potatoes from selected US states.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

The Governor declared a state of emergency.

Source: AP Listening Collection September 2014

Hibernation is a state often compared to sleep.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 10 Second Semester

Delaware may be one of the smallest U.S. states.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation December 2014

Shu was an ancient state in what is now Sichuan.

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

There's a state of emergency in 12 Oklahoma counties.

Source: CNN Selected May 2015 Collection

Ohio governor has declared a state of emergency for Toledo.

Source: AP Listening August 2014 Collection

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