Statement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈeɪtmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈeɪtmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈeɪtmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈeɪtmənt/.

Examples

according to his statement he was in London on that day
it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
the initial statement of the sonata

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

financial statement instruction program line command affirmation argument assertion

Parts of Speech

noun	a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc “according to his statement he was in London on that day”
noun	a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true “it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true”
noun	(music) the presentation of a musical theme “the initial statement of the sonata”
noun	a nonverbal message “a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are”
noun	the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
noun	(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
noun	a document showing credits and debits

Word Forms

state	verb	express in words
argue	verb	give evidence of
affirm	verb	say yes to
assert	verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stellungnahme

eine Nachricht, die angegeben oder deklariert wird; eine Mitteilung (mündlich oder schriftlich), in der Einzelheiten oder Fakten usw. dargelegt werden

🇫🇷French

déclaration

un message énoncé ou déclaré ; une communication (orale ou écrite) exposant des détails ou des faits, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

declaración

un mensaje que se expresa o declara; una comunicación (oral o escrita) que establece detalles o hechos, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

dichiarazione

un messaggio che è affermato o dichiarato; una comunicazione (orale o scritta) che espone particolari o fatti ecc

🇳🇱Dutch

stelling

een boodschap die wordt uitgesproken of gedeclareerd; een mededeling (mondeling of schriftelijk) waarin bijzonderheden of feiten enz. worden uiteengezet

🇵🇹Portuguese

declaração

uma mensagem que é declarada ou declarada; uma comunicação (oral ou escrita) apresentando detalhes ou fatos, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

заявление

сообщение, которое заявлено или объявлено; сообщение (устное или письменное), излагающее подробности или факты и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कथन

एक संदेश जो कहा या घोषित किया गया हो; एक संचार (मौखिक या लिखित) जिसमें विवरण या तथ्य आदि बताए गए हों

🇧🇩Bengali

বিবৃতি

একটি বার্তা যা বলা বা ঘোষণা করা হয়; একটি যোগাযোগ (মৌখিক বা লিখিত) বিশদ বিবরণ বা তথ্য ইত্যাদি নির্ধারণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிக்கை

கூறப்பட்ட அல்லது அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட செய்தி; ஒரு தகவல் தொடர்பு (வாய்வழி அல்லது எழுதப்பட்ட) விவரங்கள் அல்லது உண்மைகள் போன்றவற்றை அமைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకటన

పేర్కొన్న లేదా ప్రకటించబడిన సందేశం; ఒక కమ్యూనికేషన్ (మౌఖిక లేదా వ్రాతపూర్వక) వివరాలు లేదా వాస్తవాలు మొదలైనవి

🇮🇳Marathi

विधान

सांगितलेला किंवा घोषित केलेला संदेश; एक संप्रेषण (तोंडी किंवा लेखी) तपशील किंवा तथ्ये इ

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવેદન

એક સંદેશ કે જે કહેવામાં આવે છે અથવા જાહેર કરવામાં આવે છે; એક સંદેશાવ્યવહાર (મૌખિક અથવા લેખિત) વિગતો અથવા તથ્યો વગેરે જણાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

ಹೇಳಲಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಘೋಷಿಸಲಾದ ಸಂದೇಶ; ಒಂದು ಸಂವಹನ (ಮೌಖಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಲಿಖಿತ) ವಿವರಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രസ്താവന

പ്രസ്താവിച്ചതോ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചതോ ആയ ഒരു സന്ദേശം; ഒരു ആശയവിനിമയം (വാക്കാലുള്ളതോ രേഖാമൂലമോ) വിവരങ്ങളോ വസ്‌തുതകളോ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਆਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜੋ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਘੋਸ਼ਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ; ਇੱਕ ਸੰਚਾਰ (ਮੌਖਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਖਤੀ) ਵੇਰਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਆਦਿ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیان

ایک پیغام جو بیان یا اعلان کیا گیا ہے؛ ایک مواصلت (زبانی یا تحریری) تفصیلات یا حقائق وغیرہ کو بیان کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

陈述

陈述或声明的消息；阐述细节或事实等的通信（口头或书面）

🇯🇵Japanese

声明

表明または宣言されたメッセージ。詳細または事実などを説明するコミュニケーション（口頭または書面）

🇰🇷Korean

성명

명시되거나 선언된 메시지; 특정 사항이나 사실 등을 명시하는 의사소통(구두 또는 서면)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyên bố

một thông điệp được nêu hoặc tuyên bố; một giao tiếp (bằng miệng hoặc bằng văn bản) nêu rõ các chi tiết hoặc sự kiện, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

คำแถลง

ข้อความที่ระบุหรือประกาศ การสื่อสาร (วาจาหรือลายลักษณ์อักษร) ที่ระบุรายละเอียดหรือข้อเท็จจริง ฯลฯ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyataan

pesan yang dinyatakan atau dideklarasikan; komunikasi (lisan atau tertulis) yang mengemukakan hal-hal khusus atau fakta, dll

🇵🇭Filipino

pahayag

isang mensahe na nakasaad o ipinahayag; isang komunikasyon (pasalita o nakasulat) na naglalahad ng mga detalye o katotohanan atbp

🇲🇾Malay

kenyataan

mesej yang dinyatakan atau diisytiharkan; komunikasi (lisan atau bertulis) yang menyatakan butir-butir atau fakta dsb

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إفادة

رسالة مذكورة أو معلنة؛ اتصال (شفهي أو كتابي) يوضح تفاصيل أو حقائق وما إلى ذلك

🇮🇷Persian

بیانیه

پیامی که بیان یا اعلام شده است؛ یک ارتباط (شفاهی یا کتبی) که جزئیات یا حقایق و غیره را بیان می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ifade

belirtilen veya beyan edilen bir mesaj; ayrıntıları veya gerçekleri vb. ortaya koyan bir iletişim (sözlü veya yazılı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַצהָרָה

הודעה מוצהרת או מוצהרת; הודעה (בעל פה או בכתב) המפרטת פרטים או עובדות וכו'

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What is the primary definition of the word 'statement'?

The primary meaning of 'statement' is 'a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'statement' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'statement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'statement' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'statement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'statement' easy to spell?

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