status

CEFRB1

/ˈsteɪ.təs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person’s social or official position.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A situation or state of affairs.

Examples

  • The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.

  • The status of the project is as follows.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈstæɾ.əs]
  • [ˈsteɪɾ.əs]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Prestige or high standing.

  2. A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

  3. The legal condition of a person or thing.

More examples

In context

  • Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.

  • What's the status of the investigation?

  • Near-synonym: footing

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate.