state Pronunciation: /steɪt/Translate state | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of stateA. n. 1 (condition) Zustand 2 (nation) Staat 3be in a state = aufgeregt sein 4lie in state = aufgebahrt seinB. v.t. (express) erklären; angeben [Alter usw.]state in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of state in the British & World English dictionary Definition of state in the US English dictionary