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单词 stead
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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
Imperative
stead
stead
Present
I stead
you stead
he/she/it steads
we stead
you stead
they stead
Preterite
I steaded
you steaded
he/she/it steaded
we steaded
you steaded
they steaded
Present Continuous
I am steading
you are steading
he/she/it is steading
we are steading
you are steading
they are steading
Present Perfect
I have steaded
you have steaded
he/she/it has steaded
we have steaded
you have steaded
they have steaded
Past Continuous
I was steading
you were steading
he/she/it was steading
we were steading
you were steading
they were steading
Past Perfect
I had steaded
you had steaded
he/she/it had steaded
we had steaded
you had steaded
they had steaded
Future
I will stead
you will stead
he/she/it will stead
we will stead
you will stead
they will stead
Future Perfect
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
Future Continuous
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
Present Perfect Continuous
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
Past Perfect Continuous
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
Conditional
I would stead
you would stead
he/she/it would stead
we would stead
you would stead
they would stead
Past Conditional
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
Thesaurus
Noun1.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";

stead

nounThe function or position customarily occupied by another:place.Archaic: lieu.
Translations
stattal tuo postogli ha fatto benepostovece

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hold (someone) in good stead

Especially 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, stead

in (someone's or something's) stead

As 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: stead

stand (one) in good stead

Especially 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, stead

stand 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, stead

in someone's shoes

Also, 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: shoe

instead of

Also, 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, of

stand in good stead

Be extremely useful, as in That umbrella stood me in good stead on our trip; it rained every day. [c. 1300] See also: good, stand, stead

in 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: shoe

stand 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, stead

in somebody’s/something’s ˈstead

(formal) instead of somebody/something: Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.See also: stead

stand 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, stead

Stead


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


  • noun

Synonyms for stead

noun the function or position customarily occupied by another

Synonyms

  • place
  • lieu

Synonyms for stead

noun the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Synonyms

  • lieu
  • place
  • position

Related Words

  • role
  • function
  • office
  • part
  • behalf
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