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stead S0724700 (stĕd)n.1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another.2. Advantage; service; purpose: "His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead" (John Sears).tr.v. stead·ed, stead·ing, steads To be of advantage or service to; benefit. [Middle English stede, from Old English; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]stead (stɛd) n1. (preceded by in) rare the place, function, or position that should be taken by another: to come in someone's stead. 2. stand someone in good stead to be useful or of good service to (someone)vb (tr) archaic to help or benefit[Old English stede; related to Old Norse stathr place, Old High German stat place, Latin statiō a standing, statim immediately]
Stead (stɛd) n (Biography) Christina (Ellen). 1902–83, Australian novelist. Her works include Seven Poor Men of Sydney (1934), The Man who Loved Children (1940), and Cotters' England (1966)stead (stɛd) n. 1. the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead. 2. Obs. a place or locality. v.t. 3. to be of service, advantage, or avail to. Idioms: stand in good stead, to prove useful to: Her recommendation will stand you in good stead. [before 900; (n.) Middle English, Old English stede, c. Old Frisian stede, Old Saxon stad, Old High German stat, Old Norse stathr, Gothic staths site, place, Greek stásis (see stasis); akin to stand] stead Past participle: steaded Gerund: steading
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I stead | you stead | he/she/it steads | we stead | you stead | they stead |
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I steaded | you steaded | he/she/it steaded | we steaded | you steaded | they steaded |
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I am steading | you are steading | he/she/it is steading | we are steading | you are steading | they are steading |
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I have steaded | you have steaded | he/she/it has steaded | we have steaded | you have steaded | they have steaded |
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I was steading | you were steading | he/she/it was steading | we were steading | you were steading | they were steading |
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I had steaded | you had steaded | he/she/it had steaded | we had steaded | you had steaded | they had steaded |
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I will stead | you will stead | he/she/it will stead | we will stead | you will stead | they will stead |
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I will have steaded | you will have steaded | he/she/it will have steaded | we will have steaded | you will have steaded | they will have steaded |
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I will be steading | you will be steading | he/she/it will be steading | we will be steading | you will be steading | they will be steading |
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I have been steading | you have been steading | he/she/it has been steading | we have been steading | you have been steading | they have been steading |
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I will have been steading | you will have been steading | he/she/it will have been steading | we will have been steading | you will have been steading | they will have been steading |
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I had been steading | you had been steading | he/she/it had been steading | we had been steading | you had been steading | they had been steading |
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I would stead | you would stead | he/she/it would stead | we would stead | you would stead | they would stead |
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I would have steaded | you would have steaded | he/she/it would have steaded | we would have steaded | you would have steaded | they would have steaded | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | stead - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"lieu, place, positionrole, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"behalf - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client"; |
steadnounThe function or position customarily occupied by another:place.Archaic: lieu.Translationsstattal tuo postogli ha fatto benepostovecestead
hold (someone) in good steadEspecially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to someone in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will hold her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.See also: good, hold, steadin (someone's or something's) steadAs the representative of someone or something; in place of someone or something. (Typically used in slightly more formal language.) The boss isn't here at the moment, but I'd be happy to sign for the package in her stead. My horse was stolen, so I am forced to ride this donkey in its stead.See also: steadstand (one) in good steadEspecially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to one in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will stand her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.See also: good, stand, steadstand someone in good stead[for something] to be of great use and benefit to someone. I know that my large vocabulary will always stand me in good stead at college. Any experience you can get in dealing with the public will stand you in good stead no matter what line of work you go into.See also: good, stand, steadin someone's shoesAlso, in someone else's shoes; in someone's place or stead . Acting for another person or experiencing something as another person might; in another's position or situation. For example, If you were in my shoes, would you ask the new secretary for a date? or In your shoes I wouldn't accept the offer, or Can you go to the theater in my place? or He was speaking in her stead. The idioms alluding to shoes, with their image of stepping into someone's shoes, date from about 1700 and are generally used in a conditional clause beginning with if. Stead, dating from the 1300s, and place, from the 1500s, are used more loosely. Also see fill someone's shoes; put someone in his or her place; take someone's place. See also: shoeinstead ofAlso, in lieu of; in place of; in someone's stead. In substitution for, rather than. For example, She wore a dress instead of slacks, or They had a soprano in lieu of a tenor, or In place of soft drinks they served fruit juice, or The chairman spoke in her stead. Instead of dates from about 1200; in lieu of, which borrows lieu, meaning "place," from French, dates from the late 1200s; in place of dates from the 1500s; and in someone's stead from the 1200s. Also see under in someone's shoes. See also: instead, ofstand in good steadBe extremely useful, as in That umbrella stood me in good stead on our trip; it rained every day. [c. 1300] See also: good, stand, steadin someone's shoes COMMON If you talk about being in someone's shoes, you are describing how you would feel or act if you were in the same situation as them. Stop and think how you would feel if you were in his shoes. If I were in her shoes, I'd probably want an explanation. If you were in his shoes what would you do? Note: You can also say that you wouldn't like to be in someone's shoes, meaning that you would not like to be in the same situation as them. I wouldn't like to be in Bryce's shoes when Kathy finds out what he's done.See also: shoestand someone in good stead (of something learned or acquired) be advantageous or useful to someone over time or in the future.See also: good, someone, stand, steadin somebody’s/something’s ˈstead (formal) instead of somebody/something: Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.See also: steadstand somebody in good ˈstead be useful to somebody: Learning German will stand her in good stead when she goes to work in the export department.See also: good, somebody, stand, steadStead
Stead Christina (Ellen). 1902--83, Australian novelist. Her works include Seven Poor Men of Sydney (1934), The Man who Loved Children (1940), and Cotters' England (1966) stead
Synonyms for steadnoun the function or position customarily occupied by anotherSynonymsSynonyms for steadnoun the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by anotherSynonymsRelated Words- role
- function
- office
- part
- behalf
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