Status Meaning
/ˈsteɪ.təs/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
nounPrestige or high standing.
Sentence Examples
The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
The status of the project is as follows.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her high social ____ allowed her access to exclusive events.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Could you please check the current ____ of my online order to see if it has been shipped yet?
Word Origin & History
A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This time, there’s no great discrepancy in status; both fiancés are part of the urban, white-collar middle class."
— 2026 May 27, Judy Berman, “When Did On-Screen Weddings Get So Bleak?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 28 May 2026:
"The king has status in his kingdom, and the pauper has status within his immediate group of peers."
— 1957, Gladys Sellew, Paul Hanly Furfey, Sociology and Its Use in Nursing Service, Saunders, page 81:
"It is no secret that the military was a bastion of racism and sexism keeping blacks and women in the housekeeping and other non-status jobs."
— 1979 April 28, Mary A. Lowry, “Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines (review)”, in Gay Community News, page 10:
"If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast's status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry."
— 2014 March 15, “Turn It Off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878:
"I read your status last night / You posted that someone else was holding you tight"
— 2012, “Facebook Drama”, performed by Northern Cree:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her high social ____ allowed her access to exclusive events.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Could you please check the current ____ of my online order to see if it has been shipped yet?