statue
//ˈstæt͡ʃ.uː//
Forms
- Plural
- statues
- present (v1)
- statue
- past (v2)
- statued
- past participle (v3)
- statued
- present participle
- statuing
- 3rd person singular
- statues
Definitions
1.A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.
- I will raise her statue in pure gold.
1.To form a statue of; to make into a statue.
- The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4279
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Old French statue, from Latin statua, derived from statuō (“set up or erect”).
Doublet of statua.