Words / B1

STAYT-uh-s/ˈsteɪtəs/

Status is someone’s legal or social position: refugee status; marital status. Position is everyday for jobs; rank is more military. College offices cannot grant immigration status. Home Office: refugee status is not a college decision.

Meaning

Someone’s legal or social position.

Examples

• “Refugee status is decided by the Home Office, not the college office.”
• “Marital status on the form is not a request for a wedding date.”

Good to know

Often uncountable. legal / refugee / marital status. Everyday (jobs): position. Official forms / immigration / HR. status update is informal social media — not the exam sense.

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