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stead
[ sted ]
noun
- the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
- Obsolete. a place or locality.
verb (used with object)
- to be of service, advantage, or avail to.
stead
1/ ɛ /
noun
- rare.preceded by in the place, function, or position that should be taken by another
to come in someone's stead
- stand someone in good steadto be useful or of good service to (someone)
verb
- archaic.tr to help or benefit
Stead
2/ ɛ /
noun
- SteadChristina (Ellen)19021983FAustralianWRITING: novelist 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)
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of stead1
Idioms and Phrases
- stand in good stead, to be useful to, especially in a critical situation:
Your experience will stand you in good stead.
More idioms and phrases containing stead
see in someone's shoes (stead) ; stand in good stead . Also see under instead .Example Sentences
The fast, witty sales talk he mastered there stood him in good stead throughout a motor racing career that had its share of success but was all too often a struggle to survive.
“There were times today when we were under pressure and we held strong. The resilience will keep us in good stead as we move forward throughout the season.”
The cease-fire, which is overseen by the U.S., stipulates the group must withdraw from southern Lebanon and for the Lebanese army to take its stead.
They had hoped too that his love of the UK and the depth of the long standing ties between the two countries would stand them in good stead - but they couldn't be certain.
Investors thought this would stand his businesses in good stead.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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