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status - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'status' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Status [ n.]
- State; condition; position of affairs.

Meaning of 'status' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . status [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a state at a particular time
Example in sentence:
  • a condition (or state) of disrepair;
  • the current status of the arms negotiations
Meaning (2):
- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Example in sentence:
  • atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life;
  • he had the status of a minor;
  • the novel attained the status of a classic