Meanings
statement1
nounstatement (plural statements)
plural statements
- A presentation of opinion or position.
- computingAn instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
However, it is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the control ultimately reaches the last statement of the range.
1989, M. K. Roy, Debabrata Ghosh Dastidar, COBOL Programming, page 1741 more example
In this section we will examine BASIC's primary statement for repeating a string of statements under program control: the FOR statement. Another statement, the NEXT statement, is always used with a FOR statement.
1981, Thomas C. Bartee, BASIC computer programming, page 110
adjectivestatement (not comparable)
- not comparableDecisive.
Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late winner as Arsenal earned a statement victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.
2023 October 8, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport
statement2
verbstatement (third-person singular simple present statements, present participle statementing, simple past and past participle statemented)
present singular third person statements · participle present statementing · participle past statemented · past statemented
- transitiveTo provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Narrower
nounthe act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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Broader
noun(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
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nouna document showing credits and debits
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commercial documentcommercial instrument
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
statement · noun, adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
- Proto-Italic*status
- Latinstatu
- Old Frenchestat
- Middle Englishstat
- Englishstate
- Englishstatement
statement · verb
Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَصْرِيح, بَيَان
- تَصْرِيح (taṣrīḥ)declaration or remark
- بَيَان (bayān)declaration or remark
Bengali বয়ান
- বয়ান (boẏan)declaration or remark
Bulgarian твърде́ние, изявле́ние
- твърде́ние (tvărdénie)declaration or remark
- изявле́ние (izjavlénie)declaration or remark
- изложе́ние (izložénie)presentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- отче́т (otčét)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- кома́нда (kománda)computing: instruction in a computer program
Catalan declaració, declaració
- declaraciódeclaration or remark
- declaraciópresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- extractefinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- instrucciócomputing: instruction in a computer program
- sentènciacomputing: instruction in a computer program
Chinese Mandarin 聲明 /声明, 陳述 /陈述
- 聲明 /声明 (shēngmíng)declaration or remark
- 陳述 /陈述 (chénshù)declaration or remark
- 財務報告 /财务报告 (cáiwù bàogào)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- 銀行結單 /银行结单 (yínháng jiédān)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- 聲明 /声明 (shēngmíng)computing: instruction in a computer program
Czech výrok, tvrzení
- výrokdeclaration or remark
- tvrzenídeclaration or remark
- výrokpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- výpisfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
Danish udsagn, meningstilkendegivelse
- udsagndeclaration or remark
- meningstilkendegivelsepresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
Dutch verklaring, bemerking
- verklaringdeclaration or remark
- bemerkingdeclaration or remark
- opmerkingdeclaration or remark
- verklaringpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- stellingnamepresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- uittrekselfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- verklaringcomputing: instruction in a computer program
- instructiecomputing: instruction in a computer program
Esperanto atesto, etato
- atestopresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- etatofinance: document that summarizes financial activity
Estonian väide
- väidedeclaration or remark
Finnish toteamus, lausunto
- toteamusdeclaration or remark
- lausuntopresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- kannanottopresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- julkilausumapresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- tiliotefinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- lausecomputing: instruction in a computer program
- käskycomputing: instruction in a computer program
French déclaration, déclaration
- déclarationdeclaration or remark
- déclarationpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- relevéfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- instructioncomputing: instruction in a computer program
German Aussage, Angabe
- Aussagedeclaration or remark
- Angabedeclaration or remark
- Erklärungdeclaration or remark
- Stellungnahmepresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- Bekundungpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- Erklärungpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- Auszugfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- Kontoauszugfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- Anweisungcomputing: instruction in a computer program
Greek δήλωση, δήλωση
- δήλωση (dílosi)declaration or remark
- δήλωση (dílosi)presentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- εντολή (entolí)computing: instruction in a computer program
Hebrew הַצְהָרָה, קביעה
- הַצְהָרָה (hatshará)declaration or remark
- קביעה (kviá)declaration or remark
- טַעֲנָה (ta'aná)presentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- הַצְהָרָה (hatshará)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- הצהרה (hatshará)computing: instruction in a computer program
Hindi कथन, प्रख्यापन
- कथन (kathan)declaration or remark
- प्रख्यापन (prakhyāpan)declaration or remark
Hungarian kijelentés, állítás
- kijelentésdeclaration or remark
- állításdeclaration or remark
- bejelentéspresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- nyilatkozatpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- közleménypresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- kimutatásfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- kivonatfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- számlakivonatfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- bankszámlakivonatfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- egyenlegértesítőfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- utasításcomputing: instruction in a computer program
Icelandic yfirlýsing
- yfirlýsingdeclaration or remark
Indonesian pernyataan
- pernyataandeclaration or remark
Irish ráiteas, ráiteas
- ráiteasdeclaration or remark
- ráiteaspresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- ráisteas cuntaisfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- ráiteas baincfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
Italian dichiarazione, rendiconto
- dichiarazionedeclaration or remark
- rendicontofinance: document that summarizes financial activity
Japanese 声明, 陳述
- 声明 (seimei)declaration or remark
- 陳述 (chinjutsu)declaration or remark
- 報告書 (hōkokusho)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- 文 (bun)computing: instruction in a computer program
Korean 성명, 진술
- 성명 (seongmyeong)declaration or remark
- 진술 (jinsul)declaration or remark
- 문 (mun)computing: instruction in a computer program
Latin dictum
- dictumdeclaration or remark
Latvian paziņojums
- paziņojumsdeclaration or remark
Lithuanian pareiškimas, tvirtinimas
- pareiškimasdeclaration or remark
- tvirtinimasdeclaration or remark
Malay kenyataan, penyata
- kenyataandeclaration or remark
- penyatadeclaration or remark
Māori tauākī, tātaku
- tauākīdeclaration or remark
- tātakudeclaration or remark
- taukīdeclaration or remark
- tauakipresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- tātakupresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- tauākīfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
Polish stwierdzenie, twierdzenie
- stwierdzeniedeclaration or remark
- twierdzeniedeclaration or remark
- oświadczeniepresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- wyciągfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- wypisfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- instrukcjacomputing: instruction in a computer program
Portuguese declaração, afirmação
- declaraçãodeclaration or remark
- afirmaçãodeclaration or remark
- declaraçãopresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- afirmaçãopresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- extratofinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- declaraçãocomputing: instruction in a computer program
Romanian declarație, remarcă
- declarațiedeclaration or remark
- remarcădeclaration or remark
- declarațiepresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- bilanțfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
- instrucțiunecomputing: instruction in a computer program
- instrucțiunicomputing: instruction in a computer program
Russian заявле́ние, утвержде́ние
- заявле́ние (zajavlénije)declaration or remark
- утвержде́ние (utverždénije)declaration or remark
- изложе́ние (izložénije)presentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- формулиро́вка (formuliróvka)presentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- отчёт (otčót)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- бала́нс (baláns)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- вы́писка (výpiska)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- опера́тор (operátor)computing: instruction in a computer program
- инстру́кция (instrúkcija)computing: instruction in a computer program
- кома́нда (kománda)computing: instruction in a computer program
Scottish Gaelic ràdh, ràdh
- ràdhdeclaration or remark
- ràdhpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- aithisgfinance: document that summarizes financial activity
Slovak výrok, tvrdenie
- výrokdeclaration or remark
- tvrdeniedeclaration or remark
Spanish enunciado, aseveración
- enunciadodeclaration or remark
- aseveracióndeclaration or remark
Swedish uttryck, sats
- uttryckpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- satscomputing: instruction in a computer program
- programsatscomputing: instruction in a computer program
Tagalog pahayag, ulat
- pahayagdeclaration or remark
- ulatdeclaration or remark
- deklarasyonpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
Thai แถลงการณ์, คำแถลง
- แถลงการณ์ (tà-lɛ̌ɛng-gaan)declaration or remark
- คำแถลง (kam-tà-lɛ̌ɛng)declaration or remark
- ถ้อยแถลง (tɔ̂i-tà-lɛ̌ɛng)declaration or remark
- งบ (ngóp)finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- สเตตเมนต์finance: document that summarizes financial activity
- ข้อความสั่งcomputing: instruction in a computer program
Turkish açıklama, bildirge
- açıklamadeclaration or remark
- bildirgedeclaration or remark
- demeçdeclaration or remark
- beyanatdeclaration or remark
- açıklamapresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- bildiripresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- deklarasyonpresentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
- ekstrefinance: document that summarizes financial activity
Ukrainian зая́ва, тве́рдження
- зая́ва (zajáva)declaration or remark
- тве́рдження (tvérdžennja)declaration or remark
- ре́чення (réčennja)declaration or remark
Urdu بَیان
- بَیان (bayān)declaration or remark
Yiddish דערקלערונג, דערקלערונג
- דערקלערונג (derklerung)declaration or remark
- דערקלערונג (derklerung)presentation of opinion or position — see also assertion, declaration, affirmation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with statement
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Cite this entry
APA
statement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statement
MLA
“statement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statement. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statement,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statement.
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