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state vs situation

situation vs state

state and situation both are nouns.

state is a verb but situation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
state Yes No Yes No
situation Yes No No No
As nouns, situation is a hyponym of state; that is, situation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:
  • state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  • situation: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
state (noun) situation (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes a job in an organization
a politically organized body of people under a single government physical position in relation to the surroundings
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
the territory occupied by a nation a condition or position in which you find yourself
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
a state of depression or agitation
(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
state (verb) situation (verb)
express in words
put before
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
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