Standard Lemma guide

stat

adj · adv · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /stæt/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æt
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

With no delay; at once.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • stat dose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Immediately; now.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Immediately.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, humorous, not-comparable, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Clipping of statistic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, especially, in-plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A statutory public holiday (also as stat holiday).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Clipping of photostat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To collect or interpret statistics related to (a match etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To assign statistics to (a monster etc. in a game).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, transitive

Qualifier: roleplaying games

Examples

  • If you stat it, they will kill it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stat out

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

Clipping of photostat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin statim (“immediately”).

Clipping of statistic.

Clipping of statutory.

Clipping of photostat.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 即刻 (jíkè) — Immediately, now
  • Estonian: kohe — Immediately, now
  • Estonian: koheselt — Immediately, now
  • Estonian: kohemaid — Immediately, now
  • Estonian: jalamaid — Immediately, now
  • Estonian: nüüd — Immediately, now
  • Finnish: oitis — Immediately, now
  • Finnish: heti — Immediately, now
  • French: maintenant — Immediately, now
  • French: là — Immediately, now
  • French: tout de suite — Immediately, now
  • Italian: immediatamente — Immediately, now
  • Norwegian Bokmål: med en gang — Immediately, now
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nå — Immediately, now
  • Norwegian Bokmål: umiddelbart — Immediately, now
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øyeblikkelig — Immediately, now
  • Polish: już — Immediately, now
  • Polish: natychmiast — Immediately, now
  • Portuguese: já — Immediately, now
  • Russian: немедленно (nemedlenno) — Immediately, now
  • Spanish: inmediatamente — Immediately, now
  • Spanish: ya — Immediately, now
  • Turkish: hemen — Immediately, now
  • Turkish: derhal — Immediately, now