Have you ever been writing a paper or perhaps talking to a friend and realized you don’t know the plural form of the word status? In the article below you will find the answer and also learn how to use grammar related to the word status, history and origin of the word, example sentences and some synonyms.
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an accepted or official position, especially in a social group
The association works to promote the status of retired people as useful members of the community.
There has been an increase in applications for refugee status.
Applicants should have a degree or a qualification of equal status.
Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.
They want to elevate the status of teachers.
It’s a very hierarchical organization in which everyone’s status is clearly defined.
John Lennon gained iconic status following his death.
The school has charitable status.
Social Media
On a social media website, especially Facebook™, a piece of information that you publish about yourself telling people what you are doing, thinking, etc. at a particular time.
Status – Respect
The amount of respect, admiration, or importance given to a person, organization, or object:
High/low status
As the daughter of the president, she enjoys high status among her peers.
The leaders were often more concerned with status and privilege than with the problems of the people.
History and Origin of the Word
You can find uses of the word status dating back to the 1600’s. The definition back then was the height of a situation. It wasn’t till 1791 that the word status was referenced as being used to talk about the position or status of a person. The phrase “status symbol” was first used in 1955 and similarity can be found in date and phrase with “status-seeker” being recorded the next year, 1956.
The root language of the word status is spelled the exact same. The meaning is the condition, position, state, manner, attitude.
What are Some Examples of Status
There are two main types of social status, ascribed status and achieved status. Ascribed status you are either born with or get without having any control of acquiring that status. Achieved status are statuses which an individual acquires by putting effort into getting. Some statuses can be achieved or ascribed, for instance a family can achieve economic or other form of status and then have a child born into their family with that same status being ascribed.
Ascribed
Gender
Race
Parent
Child
Age
Achieved
Job
Leadership
Money
Political power
Notoriety
Status is often thought of in a high and mighty way. You might have ideas come to mind like a politician, a CEO, maybe a celebrity. These are all still forms of status but status also can refer to lower, more normal socioeconomic status. Even your hobbies are part of your status, you can be a mother, barista, gardener, and wife, all of those are different achieved statuses.
What’s the plural form of status?
This question is an interesting one because status has different plural forms. You can use the Latin plural status, or the Anglican plural form statuses. In American English, it is more common to use statuses but you could use status still, if you wanted to feel a bit more fancy.
Examples of using both plural forms to illustrate how they both would sound in a sentence:
The lawyer and his cousin have different socioeconomic status.
The lawyer and his cousin have different socioeconomic statuses.
Prominence – something that sticks out, distinction, outstandingness
Quality – characteristic, feature, value, status
Rating – grade
Situation – circumstances, status, employment status
Stature – importance
Cachet – distinction
Caliber – capacity; character
Character – individuality, integrity, portrayal
Examples of the Word in Context
Commissioner Greg Sankey gave an update on Twitter on Monday regarding the status of the SEC football season. USA Today
You can check your payment status at IRS.gov/eip. You can calculate how much you’ll get here. – USA Today
If you’re avoiding booking flights for the foreseeable future due to coronavirus, you might be wondering what’s going to happen to your frequent flyer status or airline points in the meantime. – USA Today
On Tuesday, the website Common Dreams published an article lambasting the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to provide pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences “orphan” drug status for its antiviral drug remdesivir. – USA Today
Comments by Jurgen Klopp a few minutes later showed the true status of the FA Cup, however. At least for England’s bigger clubs. – USA Today
Chelsea top-4 hopes damaged, Huddersfield secures EPL status
He moved to city rival Arsenal in 2015 after losing his first-choice status, winning the FA Cup in 2017 and finishing runner-up in the Europa League last seasons. – USA Today
The challenge to parklands is real: 2017 saw the greatest reduction of parks and monuments in U.S. history, CNN reports. Although losing protected status places some areas in precarious positions, it doesn’t necessarily mean people can’t still visit them. – National Geographic
By following a group of people over almost two decades, Andrew Penner and Aliya Saperstein from the University of California, Irvine found that the way people identify themselves racially, and the way others define them, change over time and are coloured by social status. Their study strongly argues that race is as much a flexible indicator of our social standing as it is a reflection of our biology. – National Geographic
Kevin Miller is a growth marketer with an extensive background in Search Engine Optimization, paid acquisition and email marketing. He is also an online editor and writer based out of Los Angeles, CA. He studied at Georgetown University, worked at Google and became infatuated with English Grammar and for years has been diving into the language, demystifying the do's and don'ts for all who share the same passion! He can be found online here.
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October 20, 2020
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