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status
Noun
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Your status is your level, role, or situation in a group or society.
Mike Hooper has retained his status as Liverpool's current No 1 goalkeeper.
With the change in employment status came changes in responsibilities and pay.
In many countries, the ability to speak English is a sign or high social status.
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The status of something is its situation at a particular time.
What is the status of the repairs?
signal
Noun
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A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or other thing that tells people to do something.
When I make this signal with my hand, everybody walk to the front of the room.
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A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or something else that lets someone recognize another person, a ship, an airplane or something else.
The sailor saw the signal on the other ship and so recognized it was the enemy.
signal
Verb
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When someone or something signals to someone, they use a signal to tell the person something.
The red light signals to the cars to stop.