state·ment
(stāt′mənt)
n.
1.
a. The act of stating or declaring: The attorney’s statement took an hour.
b. Something stated; a declaration: The witness made many false statements.
c. A formal oral or written declaration, especially with regard to facts or claims: In a statement, the firm denied any wrongdoing.
2. An abstract of a commercial or financial account showing an amount due; a bill.
3. A monthly report sent to a debtor or bank depositor.
4. Computers An elementary instruction in a programming language.
5. An overall impression or mood intended to be communicated, especially by means other than words: Glass, exposed beams, and antiques created a strong decorative statement.
adj.
Having a striking appearance, often because of large size, unusual design, or extensive ornamentation: a statement necklace; statement furniture.
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statement
(ˈsteɪtmənt)
n
1. the act of stating
2. something that is stated, esp a formal prepared announcement or reply
3. (Law) law a declaration of matters of fact, esp in a pleading
4. (Accounting & Book-keeping) an account containing a summary of bills or invoices and displaying the total amount due
5. (Banking & Finance) an account prepared by a bank for each of its clients, usually at regular intervals, to show all credits and debits since the last account and the balance at the end of the period
6. (Music, other) music the presentation of a musical theme or idea, such as the subject of a fugue or sonata
7. (Computer Science) a computer instruction written in a source language, such as FORTRAN, which is converted into one or more machine code instructions by a compiler
8. (Logic) logic the content of a sentence that affirms or denies something and may be true or false; what is thereby affirmed or denied abstracted from the act of uttering it. Thus I am warm said by me and you are warm said to me make the same statement. Compare proposition2b
9. (Education) education Brit a legally binding account of the needs of a pupil with special educational needs and the provisions that will be made to meet them
vb (tr; usually passive)
10. (Law) to assess (a pupil) with regard to his or her special educational needs
11. (Education) to assess (a pupil) with regard to his or her special educational needs
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state•ment
(ˈsteɪt mənt)
n.
1. something stated.
2. a communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.
3. a single sentence or assertion: I disagree with your last statement.
4. an abstract of a commercial account, as one rendered to show the balance due.
5. an appearance of a theme, subject, or motif within a musical composition.
6. the act or manner of stating something.
7. the communication of an idea, position, mood, or the like through something other than words.
[1765–75]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | statement — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; «according to his statement he was in London on that day»
summary, sum-up — a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; «he gave a summary of the conclusions» pleading — (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding subject matter, content, message, substance — what a communication that is about something is about amendment — a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) thing — a statement regarded as an object; «to say the same thing in other terms»; «how can you say such a thing?» true statement, truth — a true statement; «he told the truth»; «he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn’t believe it» description, verbal description — a statement that represents something in words declaration — a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration — a formal public statement; «the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war»; «a declaration of independence» Bill of Rights — a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) formula — a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle mathematical statement — a statement of a mathematical relation bidding, bid — (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make word — a brief statement; «he didn’t say a word about it» explanation, account — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; «the explanation was very simple»; «I expected a brief account» explanandum, explicandum — (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained explanans — (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises value statement — a statement of the desirability of something representation — a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; «certain representations were made concerning police brutality» answer, result, solution, solvent, resolution — a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; «they were trying to find a peaceful solution»; «the answers were in the back of the book»; «he computed the result to four decimal places» answer, reply, response — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; «I waited several days for his answer»; «he wrote replies to several of his critics» promulgation, announcement — a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; «the announcement appeared in the local newspaper»; «the promulgation was written in English» forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication — a statement made about the future proposition — (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false quotation — a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity falsehood, untruth, falsity — a false statement understatement — a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said reservation, qualification — a statement that limits or restricts some claim; «he recommended her without any reservations» cautious statement — a statement made with careful qualifications commentary, comment — a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; «he wrote an extended comment on the proposal» comment, remark, input — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; «from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account» rhetorical question — a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; «he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions» misstatement — a statement that contains a mistake restatement — a revised statement agreement, understanding — the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; «they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other’s business»; «there was an understanding between management and the workers» term, condition — (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; «the contract set out the conditions of the lease»; «the terms of the treaty were generous» estimate — a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; «he got an estimate from the car repair shop» chemical formula, formula — a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements |
| 2. |  statement — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; «it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true»
argument evidence — an indication that makes something evident; «his trembling was evidence of his fear» proof — a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it counterargument — an argument offered in opposition to another argument pro — an argument in favor of a proposal con — an argument opposed to a proposal case — a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; «he stated his case clearly» clincher, determiner, determining factor — an argument that is conclusive adducing — citing as evidence or proof last word — the final statement in a verbal argument; «she always gets the last word» specious argument — an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious |
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| 3. | statement — (music) the presentation of a musical theme; «the initial statement of the sonata»
music — an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea — (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; «the theme is announced in the first measures»; «the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it» augmentation — the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original) diminution — the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) |
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| 4. | statement — a nonverbal message; «a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are»; «his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention»
subject matter, content, message, substance — what a communication that is about something is about |
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| 5. |  statement — the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
affirmation, assertion speech act — the use of language to perform some act say-so — one chap’s arbitrary assertion |
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| 6. | statement — (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
program line, instruction, command computer science, computing — the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer code, code — (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions computer program, computer programme, programme, program — (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; «the program required several hundred lines of code» call — an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; «Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed» command line — commands that a user types in order to run an application link — (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list macro, macro instruction — a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language system error — an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules toggle — any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time |
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| 7. |  statement — a document showing credits and debits
financial statement commercial document, commercial instrument — a document of or relating to commerce bank statement — a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; «I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month» invoice, bill, account — an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; «he paid his bill and left»; «send me an account of what I owe» account statement, accounting, account — a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; «they send me an accounting every month» earnings report, income statement, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement — a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
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statement
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
statement
noun
1. The act or an instance of expressing in words:
2. The act of asserting positively:
3. A recounting of past events:
5. A precise list of fees or charges:
Informal: tab.
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Translations
بَيانبَيَانتَصْريحكَشْف حِساب
prohlášenívýkaz
erklæringkontoudtogmeddelelse
lausuntoohjetiliotetoteamus
izjava
állításbejelentéskijelentésközleménynyilatkozat
reikningsyfirlitstaîhæfingyfirlÿsing
声明
성명서
izjava
redogörelse
แถลงการณ์
lời tuyên bố
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
statement
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
state2
(steit) verb
to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely. You have not yet stated your intentions.
ˈstatement noun
1. the act of stating.
2. something that is stated. The prime minister will make a statement tomorrow on the crisis.
3. a written statement of how much money a person has, owes etc. I’ll look at my bank statement to see how much money is in my account.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
statement
→ بَيَان prohlášení erklæring Erklärung δήλωση declaración lausunto déclaration izjava dichiarazione 声明 성명서 verklaring erklæring stwierdzenie declaração заявление redogörelse แถลงการณ์ açıklama lời tuyên bố 声明
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
1
a
: a single declaration or remark : assertion
b
: a report of facts or opinions
2
: the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper
4
: the presentation of a theme in a musical composition
5
: a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
6
: an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means
monuments are statements in form and space—
O. B. Hardison, Jr.
7
: an instruction in a computer program
Synonyms
Example Sentences
His office issued an official statement concerning his departure.
This is his first public statement about the investigation.
I disagree with your earlier statement about my record on this issue.
The advertisement included misleading statements about the product.
The police took the witness’s statement.
We have a signed statement from a witness.
The boycott was intended as a political statement.
We’ll need to review your recent financial statements.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Cartagena pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogue, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said in a statement.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
Her death reportedly followed a long illness related to dementia, Brooke released in a statement via The New York Times.
—Olivia Evans, Women’s Health, 5 Apr. 2023
Lawyers were able to visit Gershkovich nearly a week after he was detained in Russia, Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour said in a statement.
—Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
In a statement, Lightfoot also congratulated Johnson and said her administration will collaborate with his team during the transition.
—Sara Burnett, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
In a statement, Lightfoot also congratulated Johnson and said her administration will collaborate with his team during the transition.
—Sara Burnett, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
The fire displaced two other residents in the unit next door, Hillsboro Fire and Rescue said in a statement.
—Austindedios, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
Christian Enrico, 17, the driver, and passenger Liam Pakonis, 16, were pronounced dead at the scene of the Butternuts, N.Y., accident, police said in a statement.
—Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
Rev fondly recalled making the album, which was produced by the Cars’ Ric Ocasek, in a statement.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
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in 1702
Dictionary Entries Near statement
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a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
a statement regarded as an object
a true statement
a statement that represents something in words
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
a formal public statement
a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
a statement of a mathematical relation
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
a brief statement
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
(logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained
(logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises
a statement of the desirability of something
a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
a statement made about the future
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
a false statement
a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
a statement that limits or restricts some claim
a statement made with careful qualifications
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered
a statement that contains a mistake
a revised statement
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
a statement intended to inspire confidence
a detailed statement giving facts and figures
a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
a shortened version of a written work
an overall summary
a summary of your academic and work history
a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
a general summary of a subject
a summary list; as in e.g. «a news roundup»
short descriptive summary (of events)
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer
(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)
an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff’s complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant’s plea of `guilty’ or `not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff’s complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent’s pleadings
(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder
(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant’s plea or answer
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff’s replication
(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant’s rebutter
(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant’s rejoinder
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
an unquestionable truth
description of the responsibilities associated with a given job
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
declaring or rendering bastard
a formal or authoritative proclamation
the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
a public declaration of your faith
a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
an authoritative declaration
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
a strong declaration of protest
(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent’s bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity
a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
a statement in explanation of some action or belief
an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
response to an inquiry or experiment
an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat
a public announcement of a proposed marriage
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
an announcement containing information about an event
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe
the practice of predicting people’s futures (usually for payment)
a prediction of someone’s future based on the relative positions of the planets
predicting what the weather will be
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
a proposition obtained by conversion
a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
a proposition deducible from basic postulates
the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
a deliberately false or improbable account
a misleading falsehood
the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type
an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
(Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text
a comment or instruction (usually added)
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
an incidental remark
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
a remark expressing careful consideration
a teasing remark
witty remark
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
the restatement of a message as a myth
part of a statement that is not correct
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
an informal agreement to work together
a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
a friendly understanding between political powers
an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation
a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
a trite or obvious remark
an obvious truth
an explanation that results from interpreting something
the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave
an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time
a graphic or vivid verbal description
(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition
a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person
a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process
a striking or amusing or caustic remark
a summary or outline of what will be covered in an academic course
Usually, this kind of statement is code for Woo-hoo! ❋ Unknown (2006)
Now this statement is finally a mature statement from a Spurs fan that I agree with. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The title statement really is true, isn’t it The health of your business is a reflection of the health of your customers ‘businesses ❋ Unknown (2008)
Your statement is an individual (and supremely ignorant) opinion … .. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This statement is addressed to those on the «anti-racist» side of the debate who have vehemently accused certain white writers and editors of racism or cultural insensitivity. ❋ Ktempest (2009)
Whatever her motives, the veracity of her statement is all too clear and not only in Germany. ❋ Patience Wheatcroft (2010)
This statement is a little broad-sweeping and probably a touch unfair, and maybe it will get some backlash, but I can’t help it. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This statement is accurate to. 01% of a plausibility unit. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Obama statement is at the heart of this, not what the officer or Gates did. ❋ Unknown (2009)
So your statement is a confirmation of the Robin Hood policies of the Democratic party? ❋ Unknown (2009)
This statement is an important one for the Christian community. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This statement is an optimistic sign, especially as some groups outside the mainstream continue to lobby for stringent regulations without the support of the public or our elected officials. ❋ Julius H. Hollis (2010)
July 23rd, 2009 1: 41 pm ET mammaduck – Your statement is about the previous presidency right? ❋ Unknown (2009)
That is the main statement, which is new and has not been made before. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This statement is addressed to those on the «anti-racist» side of the debate who have vehemently accused certain white writers and editors of racism or cultural insensitivity: ❋ Ktempest (2009)
I want palin to kick rocks, her statement is as stupid is as stupid does. lovable liberal ❋ Unknown (2009)
Letterman should be fired – his statement is as worse as the racist remark by Don Imus. ❋ Unknown (2009)
hey, you [hip] emo crowd…stop being such a statement. [’cause] your not…
people include : anyone with a livewhorenal account, or anyo9ne who is dumb enough to [stand up] for what they believe in. ❋ Coolification (2004)
[Bernadette] responded to mom’s lecture with, “Are you [almost done] [statementing]?” ❋ Barnacle.bern (2021)
Ms. [Gonzalez], they want to statementize your witness, please give Ms. [Singh] the witness’ [phone number]. ❋ Court Reporter (2009)
Im going to use an [if statement] to settle this [dispute]
Dammit man, im an if statement, not a [Star Trek] character
[If statement] = stupid then
do kill-yourself-for-reading-this
else
do shoot-a-small-furry-animal-for-fun
end if ❋ Honneamise (2018)
Person One: Fish are friends, [not food].
Person Two: [STOP IT] WITH YOUR [STATEMENTATION]! ❋ Meechtastic (2009)
«[The psychic] told me that I was quite intelligent, but [other people] dont always see it»
«Sounds like she was just [feeding] you a Barnum Statement» ❋ DutchCappedCrusader (2014)
After months of [meetings] and [repeated] drafts they thought their [new Mission] Statement was perfectly clear, only problem was it really had nothing to do with what they did. ❋ Bullshitzer (2010)
«Our faucet broke again, there’s water everywhere and [my computer’s] wrecked. I’m seriously suing [the landlord] for this one.» — «Dude, didn’t you read the contract? There’s a [CYA statement] saying he’s not responsible for damage to personal property in the apartment.» ❋ Wolf Sihart (2007)
Guy 1: [Heh], what does you [fortune cookie] say?
Guy 2: Its not a fortune cookie its a goddamn statement cookie, it reads, » To understand a man, you must listen to his words.»
Guy 1: Duh that’s not only a statement, but its fucking obvious, more like [a douche] cookie. ❋ Crunchyness (2007)
An Owen Statement example: A [hot pretzel] that gets cold at a [sports game] is colder than the actual [temperature] outside. ❋ The Gosh Dang Bruin (2020)
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Defenition of the word statement
- An emphatic and explicit announcement.
- What is being told in a clear and orderly manner.
- the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; «it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true»
- (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
- a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; «according to his statement he was in London on that day»
- a nonverbal message; «a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are»; «his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention»
- (music) the presentation of a musical theme; «the initial statement of the sonata»
- a document showing credits and debits
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- a nonverbal message
- (music) the presentation of a musical theme
Synonyms for the word statement
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- account
- affirmation
- announcement
- argument
- assertion
- avowal
- command
- declaration
- financial statement
- instruction
- invoice
- proclamation
- program line
- receipt
- record
- report
- speech
- testimonial
- testimony
Similar words in the statement
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- statement
- statement’s
- statements
Meronymys for the word statement
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- computer program
- computer programme
- program
- programme
Hyponyms for the word statement
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- account
- account statement
- accounting
- adducing
- agreement
- amendment
- announcement
- annunciation
- answer
- assurance
- augmentation
- bank statement
- bid
- bidding
- bill
- Bill of Rights
- call
- case
- cautious statement
- chemical formula
- clincher
- command line
- comment
- commentary
- con
- condition
- counterargument
- declaration
- description
- determiner
- determining factor
- diminution
- earnings report
- estimate
- explanandum
- explanans
- explanation
- explicandum
- false statement
- falsehood
- falsity
- forecasting
- foretelling
- formula
- income statement
- input
- invoice
- last word
- link
- macro
- macro instruction
- mathematical statement
- misstatement
- negation
- operating statement
- pleading
- prediction
- pro
- proclamation
- profit-and-loss statement
- prognostication
- promulgation
- proof
- proposition
- qualification
- quotation
- recital
- remark
- reply
- representation
- reservation
- resolution
- response
- restatement
- result
- rhetorical question
- say-so
- solution
- solvent
- specious argument
- sum-up
- summary
- system error
- term
- thing
- toggle
- true statement
- truth
- understanding
- understatement
- untruth
- value statement
- verbal description
- word
Hypernyms for the word statement
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- code
- commercial document
- commercial instrument
- computer code
- content
- evidence
- idea
- melodic theme
- message
- musical theme
- speech act
- subject matter
- substance
- theme
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- Translation of the word in other languages vibe