Definitions for status
ˈsteɪ təs, ˈstæt əssta·tus

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. status, position(noun)

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

   "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"

2. condition, status(noun)

   a state at a particular time

   "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. status(Noun)

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

   Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.

   Etymology: From status.

2. status(Noun)

   Prestige or high standing.

   Etymology: From status.

3. status(Noun)

   A situation or state of affairs.

   Etymology: From status.

4. status(Noun)

   The legal condition of a person or thing.

   Etymology: From status.

5. status(Adjective)

   Registered under the Indian Act.

   He is a status Indian.

   Etymology: From status.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Status(noun)

   state; condition; position of affairs

   Etymology: [L.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Status

   stā′tus, n. state: condition: rank. [L.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. status

   The current description of a task or level of service.

   The status of the job was recorded on the system.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

2. status

   The current existence.

   The status of the task was recorded on the system.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'status' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1129

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'status' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2598

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'status' in Nouns Frequency: #543

How to pronounce status?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say status in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of status in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of status in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of status in a Sentence

1. Thomas Wolski:

   We turned (the existing grid) into a communication platform by adding just small modems of the nodes of the network, we now have data available everywhere. We can send control data from the utility to remote places, we can send information back from the meters, from measurement devices about power quality, about the current status of the grid.

2. Steven Hooker:

   Due to the very low levels of health-enhancing physical activity accumulated by all of the demographic subgroups within the U.S., ongoing efforts should be made to encourage physical activity among all men regardless of race or marital status.

3. Yegor Sobolev:

   Groysman is very dependent on Poroshenko, any large-scale reforms will be out of the question. They will try and preserve the status quo for Poroshenko's clan and the arrival of Groysman will mean a significant broadening of the influence of the Poroshenko clan on executive power.

4. Marco Rubio:

   I would be targeting their safe havens everywhere including in Libya, if we don't wipe out that operational status that they now have in Libya they're going to use it to ramp up more operations in Sinai, more in Egypt and eventually it will cross over the Mediterranean into Europe itself.

5. Rob Malley:

   This is really the first time since the first term of the Clinton administration where we have an administration that faces a reality where the prospect of a negotiated two-state solution is not in the cards in the time that's remaining, the President has reached the conclusion that right now, barring a major shift, the parties are not going to be in the position to negotiate a final status agreement.

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