Technology

state-of-the-art

using the latest technology

Something state-of-the-art uses the most advanced technology or design available at that time.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why is the new studio so expensive?

It has state-of-the-art recording technology.

Play the conversation

The hospital has state-of-the-art equipment for treating heart problems.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The hospital has state-of-art equipment.

Say: The hospital has state-of-the-art equipment.

Keep “the” in the fixed expression “state-of-the-art.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

a state-of-the-art device; state-of-the-art technology; be state-of-the-art

Your turn: say it out loud

The hospital has state-of-the-art equipment for treating heart problems.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

state-of-the-art

using the latest technology

“The hospital has state-of-the-art equipment for treating heart problems.”

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