# states

Pronunciation: say "STAYTS" /steɪts/

## Noun

1. Plural of state. — plural of state
   - Simple: Plural of state. Use it for more than one state.
   - _Several neighboring states signed a treaty to share the river's water._
   - _The patient swung between states of calm and sudden panic._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of state. — third-person singular simple present indicative of state
   - Simple: The form of state used after he, she or it, as in she states.
   - _The report states that the bridge needs urgent repairs._
   - _Article 2 of the contract states the price in US dollars._

## Proper noun · States

3. Short for United States, used informally and chiefly outside the US. *(colloquial)* — Ellipsis of United States.
   - Simple: Short for United States. People use it in casual talk, often from outside the country.
   - _He has lived in Canada for years but still goes back to the States every Christmas._
   - _Their band is touring the States for the first time this spring._
4. The parts of the United States made up of states, as distinct from its territories. *(US)*
   - Simple: The parts of the US made up of full states, not territories.
   - _Soldiers stationed in Hawaii before the war waited weeks for letters from the States._
   - _Prices in the territory ran far higher than in the States._

## Other meanings

- (proper noun) The parliament of Guernsey or of Jersey, the two Channel Islands countries, known in full as the States of Guernsey and the States of Jersey.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/states (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).