Status — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

a state at a particular time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈæɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈeɪtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈeɪtəs/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈæɾəs/.

Examples

he had the status of a minor
the novel attained the status of a classic
atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condition position

Parts of Speech

noun	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society “he had the status of a minor”
noun	a state at a particular time “a condition (or state) of disrepair”

Word Forms

condition

verb

put into a better state

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

statut

la position ou le statut relatif des choses ou en particulier des personnes dans une société

🇪🇸Spanish

estado

la posición relativa o posición de las cosas o especialmente de las personas en una sociedad

🇮🇹Italian

stato

la posizione relativa o lo status delle cose o soprattutto delle persone in una società

🇷🇺Russian

статус

относительное положение или положение вещей или особенно людей в обществе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिति

किसी समाज में चीजों या विशेष रूप से व्यक्तियों की सापेक्ष स्थिति या स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অবস্থা

একটি সমাজে জিনিস বা বিশেষত ব্যক্তিদের আপেক্ষিক অবস্থান বা অবস্থান

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலை

ஒரு சமூகத்தில் உள்ள விஷயங்கள் அல்லது குறிப்பாக நபர்களின் உறவினர் நிலை அல்லது நிலைப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

హోదా

సాపేక్ష స్థానం లేదా వస్తువుల స్థితి లేదా ముఖ్యంగా సమాజంలో వ్యక్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिती

समाजातील वस्तूंची किंवा विशेषत: व्यक्तींची सापेक्ष स्थिती किंवा स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિતિ

સમાજમાં વસ્તુઓ અથવા ખાસ કરીને વ્યક્તિઓની સંબંધિત સ્થિતિ અથવા સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

ಸಾಪೇಕ್ಷ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ನಿಲುವು ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പദവി

വസ്തുക്കളുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു സമൂഹത്തിലെ വ്യക്തികളുടെ ആപേക്ഷിക സ്ഥാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നില

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਤੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیثیت

کسی معاشرے میں چیزوں یا خاص طور پر افراد کا رشتہ دار مقام یا مقام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地位

社会中事物或特别是人的相对位置或地位

🇯🇵Japanese

状態

社会における物事、特に人物の相対的な位置や地位

🇰🇷Korean

상태

사회에서 사물이나 특히 사람의 상대적 위치나 지위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trạng thái

vị trí tương đối hoặc chỗ đứng của sự vật hoặc đặc biệt là những người trong một xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

สถานะ

ตำแหน่งหรือจุดยืนสัมพันธ์ของสิ่งของหรือโดยเฉพาะบุคคลในสังคม

🇵🇭Filipino

katayuan

ang relatibong posisyon o katayuan ng mga bagay o lalo na ng mga tao sa isang lipunan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حالة

الوضع النسبي أو الوضع النسبي للأشياء أو الأشخاص بشكل خاص في المجتمع

🇮🇷Persian

وضعیت

موقعیت یا جایگاه نسبی اشیا یا به ویژه افراد در یک جامعه

🇹🇷Turkish

durum

bir toplumdaki şeylerin veya özellikle kişilerin göreceli konumu veya duruşu

🇮🇱Hebrew

סטָטוּס

המיקום היחסי או מעמדם של דברים או במיוחד של אנשים בחברה

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

The primary meaning of 'status' is 'the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society'.

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

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

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

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

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