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status

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈsteɪtəs/

status means: Your position, role, or importance within a group or society.

noun

SOCIAL POSITIONB2

Your position, role, or importance within a group or society.

  • Money can bring social status.
  • She gained status within the group.
  • He kept his status as team captain.

How to use it: status as someone/something (The award confirmed her status as a leading writer.)

Similar words: standing, rank, position

Common phrases: social status, high status, status as something, economic status

CURRENT CONDITIONB2

The condition or situation of something at a particular time.

  • Check the status of your order.
  • The project status has changed.
  • Can you update me on the status of the repairs?

How to use it: status of something (What is the status of my application?)

Similar words: state, condition

Common phrases: current status, check the status, status of something, legal status

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