statement A2 Topic:Communication US /ˈsteɪtmənt/ UK /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ See IPA manual Freq #1997 Meanings 1 noun Something you say or write to express a fact or opinion clearly. The minister made a short statement to the press. 2 noun Something that shows what you think or who you are without using words. Your choice of clothes makes a statement about who you are. 3 noun A document showing money paid in and out of an account. I check my bank statement at the end of every month. 4 noun A single instruction in a computer program. Each statement in the program ends with a semicolon. Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a single instruction in a... instruction More declarationexpressionremark Word family Forms statements Derived forms costatementcounterstatemente-statementforestatementmetastatementmicrostatementmisstatementmultistatementnonstatementoverstatementpseudostatementrestatement Related forms boldbriefcleardetailedfalsefirstformalfullgenerallastofficialprepared Common collocations bank statement Noun + noun cautious statement Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented. Topics Communication Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # statement **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsteɪtmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/ **Frequency rank:** 1997 ## Meanings 1. Something you say or write to express a fact or opinion clearly. 2. Something that shows what you think or who you are without using words. 3. A document showing money paid in and out of an account. 4. A single instruction in a computer program. ## Examples - The minister made a short statement to the press. - Your choice of clothes makes a statement about who you are. - I check my bank statement at the end of every month. - Each statement in the program ends with a semicolon. ## Synonyms - declaration - expression - remark ## Derived Forms - costatement - counterstatement - e-statement - forestatement - metastatement - microstatement - misstatement - multistatement - nonstatement - overstatement - pseudostatement - restatement ## Related Forms - bold - brief - clear - detailed - false - first - formal - full - general - last - official - prepared ## Etymology Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented. ## AI Etymology Statement is a back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented. In present-day use, it can mean something you say or write to express a fact or opinion clearly, or something that shows what you think or who you are without using words. Derived formations include costatement, counterstatement, e-statement, forestatement, metastatement. ## Topics - Communication - Mind & Cognition markdown