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sta·tus
 status
- pronunciation:
- stae
t
 s
[or]
steI
ts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person's position or rank in relation to others or in the view of others.
He feels that his status, now that he is a limousine driver, is higher than it was when he was driving a taxi.The report suggested that male police officers are granted a higher status by society than women police officers.
- synonyms:
- position, rank, standing, station
- similar words:
- caste, degree, grade, level, place
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| definition 2: |
a person's condition as determined by law.
What's his immigration status?Her marital status changed last year when she got a divorce.
- similar words:
- situation
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| definition 3: |
state of affairs; stage of development or progress.
She called to find out the status of her job application.He never seemed very interested in the status of his children.The new government hoped to change the status of the poor.- synonyms:
- state
- similar words:
- mode
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| related words: |
capacity, caste, class, condition, league, name, note, plane, position, prestige |
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