state|ment

state|ment: state|ment «STAYT muhnt», noun.

1. something stated; account; report: »His statement was correct.

2. the act of stating or manner of stating something: »The statement of an idea helps me to remember it.

3. a summary of an account, showing the amount owed, due, or on hand: »a bank statement.

4. a song, painting, design, or the like, that expresses a point of view, concept, or theme: »Jesse Taylor's albums have always been very personal statements about the artist's changing life (New York Times). The medium for his [Andrew Wyeth's] most sustained…statements is egg tempera (Atlantic). Mrs. Barton's costume was “a simple statement”—a sleeveless satin dress with a tulle veil (Marylin Bender).

5. Mathematics. an idea expressed by a closed sentence. Example: 5 = 2 + 3 is a statement expressing the true idea that 5 is the sum of 2 and 3.

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in|state´ment — in|state «ihn STAYT», transitive verb, stat|ed, stat|ing. 1. to put into a certain state, position, or office; install. 2. Obsolete. a) to endow; invest. b) to confer upon … Useful english dictionary
mis|state´ment — mis|state «mihs STAYT», .t., stat|ed, stat|ing. to state wrongly or incorrectly. SYNONYM(S): misrepresent, distort, falsify. –mis|state´ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|state|ment — «OH vuhr STAYT muhnt», noun. too strong a statement; exaggeration … Useful english dictionary
re|in|state|ment — «REE ihn STAYT muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of putting back in a former position or condition; establishing again: »The reinstatement and restoration of corruptible things is the noblest work of natural philosophy (Francis Bacon). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
re|state|ment — «ree STAYT muhnt», noun. 1. the act of stating again. 2. a statement made again: »But once in a while there is a need for a summing up, or a restatement of belief (Time). 3. a new statement … Useful english dictionary
un|der|state|ment — «UHN duhr STAYT muhnt, UHN duhr STAYT », noun. 1. a statement that expresses a fact too weakly or less emphatically than it should. Understatement is often used for humorous and other effects. »The designer used understatement to bring out subtle … Useful english dictionary
state — state; state·hood; state·less; state·less·ness; state·let; state·li·ly; state·li·ness; state·sid·er; su·per·state; tung·state; un·state; mi·cro·state; mini·state; in·ter·state; state·ly; state·ment; … English syllables
ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… … English syllables
-ment — ment, [F. ment, L. mentum.] A suffix denoting that which does a thing; an act or process; the result of an act or process; state or condition; as, aliment, that which nourishes, ornament, increment; fragment, piece broken, segment; abridgment,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
State Department — State De|part|ment [ steɪt dɪ pɑ:tmənt ], das; [s]: Außenministerium der USA. * * * State Department [ steɪt dɪ pɑːtmənt] das, , seit 1789 Bezeichnung des Außenministeriums der USA, das vom Secretary of State geleitet wird. * * * State… … Universal-Lexikon

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