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 declaration expression remark

Word family

Forms statements

Derived forms costatementcounterstatemente-statementforestatementmetastatementmicrostatementmisstatementmultistatementnonstatementoverstatementpseudostatementrestatement

Related forms bold brief clear detailed false first formal full general last official prepared

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Phrases (2)

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Etymology

Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.

Topics

Communication

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# 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

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