state vs sum

state and sum both are nouns.

state and sum both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
state	Yes	No	Yes	No
sum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sum is a hyponym of state; that is, sum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than state:

state: express in words
sum: be a summary of

Other hyponyms of state include lay out, present, represent, misstate, answer, reply, respond, introduce, precede, preface, premise, announce, declare, articulate, enunciate, vocalise, vocalize, get out, declare, declare, mention, note, observe, remark, add, append, supply, explain, give, sum up, summarise, summarize.

state (noun)	sum (noun)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes	the whole amount
a politically organized body of people under a single government	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
the territory occupied by a nation	the final aggregate
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
a state of depression or agitation	a quantity of money
(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)	sum (verb)
express in words	determine the sum of
put before	be a summary of
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

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