stead

noun

/sted/

Word OriginOld English stede ‘place’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, Stadt ‘town’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand.

Idioms

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Idioms

in somebody’s/something’s stead

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

stand somebody in good stead

to be useful or helpful to somebody when needed
- Your languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job.

单词	stead
释义	stead noun /sted/ /sted/ Word OriginOld English stede ‘place’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, Stadt ‘town’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand. Idioms jump to other results Idioms in somebody’s/something’s stead (formal) instead of somebody/something Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead. stand somebody in good stead to be useful or helpful to somebody when needed Your languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job.
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