statement — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A declaration or remark.

   Examples

   make a statement

   publish a statement

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   utter a statement

2. A presentation of opinion or position.

3. A document that summarizes financial activity.

   Examples

   a bank statement

4. An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.

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   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.

   However, it is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the control ultimately reaches the last statement of the range.

Adjective

1. Decisive.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

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   Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late winner as Arsenal earned a statement victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.

Verb

1. To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

   Broader terms

   messagecontentsubject mattersubstance

   Examples

   according to his statement he was in London on that day

2. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

   Synonyms

   argument

   Broader terms

   evidence

   Examples

   it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true

3. (music) the presentation of a musical theme

   Broader terms

   thememelodic thememusical themeidea

   Examples

   the initial statement of the sonata

4. a nonverbal message

   Broader terms

   messagecontentsubject mattersubstance

   Examples

   a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are

   his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention

5. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

   Synonyms

   affirmationassertion

   Broader terms

   speech act

6. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

   Synonyms

   instructioncommandprogram line

   Broader terms

   codecomputer code

7. a document showing credits and debits

   Synonyms

   financial statement

   Broader terms

   commercial documentcommercial instrument