Kilo Lingo

/ˈsteɪtəs/

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Translation

How important a person or thing is in a group, or the state something is in now.

Word origin

From Latin status, meaning a standing, from stare, to stand.

Origin
Latin
Root
status
English cognates
state, station

Grammar

Gender
Pluralstatuses

Examples

most .

"Status" here means how much respect a person gets in society.

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Here "status" means the state of something now, like waiting or sent.

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A "status symbol" is a thing people buy to show they are important.

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This word is part of lesson 48.