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  • past tense form of state.
  • past participle of state.
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stated

American  
[stey-tid] / ˈsteɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. fixed or settled.

    a stated price.

  2. explicitly set forth; declared as fact.

  3. recognized or official.


stated British  
/ ˈsteɪtɪd /

adjective

  1. (esp of a sum) determined by agreement; fixed

  2. explicitly formulated or narrated

    a stated argument

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of stated

First recorded in 1635–45; state + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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It also stated that, external "where access to support is closely linked to diagnosis, demand for diagnostic assessment may increase".

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Researchers found that 47% of the takeout foods they tested contained more salt than their stated values.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

“You must register to vote using the address where you reside,” the attorney general’s guidance stated.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

Makhijani told an associate he took extra precautions because wanted to insulate himself from litigation and that “they were sharks in the distressed world who took advantage of people,” the affidavit stated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

National Geographic stated it best: what had taken place at Cape Gelidonya, it proclaimed, was like nothing “that came before it—it would literally change our notion of archaeology and the ocean forever.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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