statement
/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/
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American sound/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/
statement
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sta - te - ment -> statement
Myanmar meaning
(n) ထုတ်ပြန်ချက်
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၁။ [C] ထုတ်ပြန်ချက်။ ကြေညာချက်။ The chairman is expected to make a public statement about the company's plans. ❍ (fig ) The artist regards his painting as a political statement.
၂။ [C] ထုတ်ပြန်ချက်။ ထွက်ဆိုချက်။ an official statement ❍ issue a statement to the press ❍ The police asked the man to make a statement (ie a written account of facts concerning a crime, used in court if legal action follows)
၃။ [U] (fml ) ပြောဆိုပုံ။ ရေးသားပုံ။ When writing instructions, clarity of statement is the most important thing.
၄။ [C] (also bank statement ) ရှင်းတမ်း။ ငွေစာရင်းရှင်းတမ်း။ ဘဏ်ရှင်းတမ်း။ My bank sends me monthly statements.
More examples
- [make/issue a statement] : He had been instructed not to make any statements to the press about the incident.
- [statement on] : The minister was asked to make a statement on the progress of the talks.
- [joint statement] : A joint statement was issued by both parties in the merger.
- Add a simple statement about the company’s environmental policy.
- [statement of] : A will is a statement of who gets what when you die.
- [make a statement] : After several hours of questioning he agreed to make a statement.
- I receive a bank statement every month.
- An opinion of that kind needs clear statement.
Synonyms
declaration, report, account, announcement, speech, proclamation, testimonial, avowal, testimony, assertion, ABCs, acknowledgment, affidavit, affirmation, allegation, articulation, aside, asseveration, assurance, audit, averment, be metaphysical, bill, blow-by-blow, budget, charge, comment, communication, communiqué, description, dictum, ejaculation, explanation, generalize, invoice, make, manifesto, mention, narrative, observation, picture, presentation, presentment, profession, protestation, receipt, recital, recitation, reckoning, record, relation, remark, rundown, score, stay in the clouds, tab, utterance, vaporing, ventilation, verbalization, vocalization, voice, word
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