stated
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈsteɪtɪd//
Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.
verb
- 1
Also a form of statesimple past and past participle of state
adjective
- 1
Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.
Our stated policy of nonalignment has kept us out of any military alliance such as NATO and Warsaw Pact. However, in reality, we have had to concede ground to nations from which we import military hardware.
- 2
Settled; established; fixed.
[…] he had never any stated hours for his dinner, supper, or sleep; because, said he, we ought to attend the calls of nature, and not set our appetites to our meals […]
- 3
Recurring at a regular time; not occasional.
stated preaching
stated business hours
stat · Immediately; now.state · A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given…State · A political entity that regulates society and the population…
stated · Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.
statement · A declaration or remark.Staten · A surname.States · The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands…