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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stead /stɛd/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]- the place of a person or thing, as when a substitute takes over:The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
Idioms- Idioms stand (someone) in good stead, [stand + object + in good + ~] to prove useful to:Her letter of recommendation will stand you in good stead.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stead (sted),USA pronunciation n. - the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
- [Obs.]a place or locality.
- stand in good stead, to be useful to, esp. in a critical situation:Your experience will stand you in good stead.
v.t. - to be of service, advantage, or avail to.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English, Old English stede; cognate with German Stätte place; akin to German Stadt, Old Norse stathr, Gothic staths, Greek stásis (see stasis); (verb, verbal) Middle English steden, derivative of the noun, nominal
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stead /stɛd/ n - (preceded by in) rare the place, function, or position that should be taken by another: to come in someone's stead
- stand someone in good stead ⇒ to be useful or of good service to (someone)
vb - (transitive) archaic to help or benefit
Etymology: Old English stede; related to Old Norse stathr place, Old High German stat place, Latin statiō a standing, statim immediately Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Stead /stɛd/ n - 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)
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