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121state — 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.… …
122state — I n. government 1) to establish, found, set up a state 2) to govern, rule a state 3) a buffer; client; garrison; independent; police; puppet; secular; sovereign; welfare state 4) a member state (the member states of the UN) condition 5) a… …
123state — {{11}}state (n.1) early 13c., circumstances, temporary attributes of a person or thing, conditions, from L. status manner of standing, position, condition, noun of action from pp. stem of stare to stand from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET (Cf.… …
124State (polity) — This article is about the general concept of the state. For the subjects of international law, see Sovereign state. For other uses, see State (disambiguation). The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes Leviathan A state is an organised political… …
125state — 1 /steIt/ noun 1 CONDITION (C) the mental, emotional, or physical condition that someone or something is in at a particular time: Frankly I wouldn t trust his emotional state right now. | Water exists in three states: liquid, gaseous, and solid.… …
126condition — [[t]kəndɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ conditions, conditioning, conditioned 1) N SING: also no det, with supp If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state …
127condition — con•di•tion [[t]kənˈdɪʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances 2) med state of health: a patient in critical condition[/ex] 3) fit or requisite state: to be in no… …
128The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …
