Standard Lemma guide

statues

noun · verb · 3 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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  • UK: /ˈstæt͡ʃ.uːz/
  • UK: /ˈstæt.juːz/
  • US: /ˈstæt͡ʃuz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 CH UW2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of statue

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A children's game in which the players have to stand still without moving while being looked at.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of statue

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 一二三,紅綠燈,過馬路,要小心 /一二三 — children's game
  • Chinese Cantonese: 红绿灯 — children's game
  • Chinese Cantonese: 过马路 — children's game
  • Chinese Cantonese: 要小心 (jat1 ji6 saam1, hung4 luk6 dang1, gwo3 maa5 lou6, jiu3 siu2 sam1) — children's game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅燈綠燈小白燈 /红灯绿灯小白灯 (hóngdēng lǜdēng xiǎobáidēng) — children's game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一,二,三,我們都是木頭人 /一 — children's game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二 — children's game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三 — children's game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我们都是木头人 (yī, èr, sān, wǒmen dōushì mùtóurén) — children's game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一, 二, 三, 木頭人 /一 — children's game
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木头人 (yī, èr, sān, mùtourén) — children's game
  • Czech: cukr, káva, limonáda - čaj, rum, bum — children's game
  • Danish: rød gul grøn stop — children's game
  • Finnish: peili — children's game
  • French: un, deux, trois, soleil — children's game
  • German: eins, zwei, drei, Ochs am Berg — children's game
  • Hebrew: דג מלוח (dag malúaẖ) — children's game
  • Italian: un, due, tre, stella — children's game
  • Japanese: 達磨さんが転んだ (daruma-san ga koronda) — children's game
  • Japanese: 坊さんが屁をこいた (bon-san ga he o koita) — children's game
  • Korean: 무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다 (mugunghwa kkoch-i pieotseumnida) — children's game
  • Norwegian: en, to, tre, rødt lys — children's game
  • Portuguese: um, dois, três, macaquinho do chinês — children's game
  • Serbo-Croatian: crna kraljica, jedan, dva, tri — children's game
  • Spanish: uno, dos, tres, toca la pared — children's game
  • Spanish: uno, dos, tres, calabaza — children's game
  • Spanish: escondite inglés — children's game
  • Vietnamese: em bé tập đi — children's game
  • Vietnamese: ngựa gỗ — children's game
  • Vietnamese: một, hai, ba — children's game
  • Vietnamese: hổ đã quay lại làng — children's game
Real reading context

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