FluentPlex

statement

/ˈsteɪtmənt/ verb C2
  1. To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of Special Educational Needs. (transitive)

He/she/it statements · Past statemented · Past participle statemented · -ing form statementing

+ Save to review

Verb forms

Base form
statement
He/she/it
statements
Past
statemented
Past participle
statemented
-ing form
statementing

From the library

Ample corroboration of this statement may be obtained by arresting the above-mentioned Edmond Dantès, who either carries the letter for Paris about with him, or has it at his father’s abode.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 54 · C1
Finally he lit his pipe, and sitting in the inglenook of the old village inn he talked slowly and at random about his case, rather as one who thinks aloud than as one who makes a considered statement.
The Valley of Fear, p. 66 · C1
“This statement came from Mrs.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 64 · B2
“The young man volunteered a statement, in which he said that after following Drebber some time, the latter perceived him, and took a cab in order to get away from him.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 65 · B2

Other matches

Learn statement in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.