/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
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"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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