status

status
[[t]ste͟ɪtəs[/t]]
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1) N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp Your status is your social or professional position.

People of higher status tend more to use certain drugs.

...women and men of wealth and status.

...promoted to the status of foreman.

...his wife's former status as his secretary.

2) N-UNCOUNT Status is the importance and respect that someone has among the public or a particular group.

Nurses are undervalued, and they never enjoy the same status as doctors...

He has risen to gain the status of a national hero.

3) N-UNCOUNT The status of something is the importance that people give it.

Those things that can be assessed by external tests are being given unduly high status...

The fact that the most senior judge of the High Court's Family Division had taken control of the case was proof of its urgency and status.

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4) N-UNCOUNT: with supp A particular status is an official description that says what category a person, organization, or place belongs to, and gives them particular rights or advantages.

Bristol regained its status as a city in the local government reorganisation.

...his status as a British citizen...

The WHO recommendation has no legal status...

The personal allowance depends on your age and marital status.

5) N-UNCOUNT: with supp The status of something is its state of affairs at a particular time.

The Council unanimously directed city staff to prepare a status report on the project...

What is your current financial status?...

Please keep us informed of the status of this project.


English dictionary. 2008.

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