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21stead — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand more at stand Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete locality, place 2. advantage used chiefly in the phrase to stand one… …
22stead — n. to stand smb. in good stead ( to be useful to smb. ) * * * [sted] to stand smb. in good stead ( to be useful to smb. ) …
23stead — [OE] Stead ‘place’ comes from a prehistoric Germanic *stadiz, which also produced German statt ‘place’ and stadt ‘town’. This in turn went back to Indo European *stətís, a derivative of the base *stə , *stā ‘stand’, which also produced English… …
24stead — noun the place or role that someone or something should have or fill: she was appointed in his stead. Phrases stand someone in good stead be advantageous to someone over time or in the future. Origin OE stede place , of Gmc origin …
25stead — noun do sth in sb s stead formal to do something that someone else usually does or was going to do see also: stand sb in good stead stand 1 (43) …
26stead — [[t]stɛd[/t]] 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[/ex] 2) Obs. a place or locality 3) to be of service, advantage, or avail to • stand in good stead Etymology:… …
27Stead — /stɛd/ (say sted) noun 1. Christina Ellen, 1902–83, Australian novelist and short story writer who spent much of her life in Europe and the US; widely regarded as one of Australia s greatest writers; author of The Man Who Loved Children (1940),… …
28stead — /stɛd / (say sted) noun 1. the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: since he could not come, his brother came in his stead. 2. Obsolete a place or locality. –verb (t) 3. Obsolete to be of service, advantage, or… …
29stead — [OE] Stead ‘place’ comes from a prehistoric Germanic *stadiz, which also produced German statt ‘place’ and stadt ‘town’. This in turn went back to Indo European *stətís, a derivative of the base *stə , *stā ‘stand’, which also produced English… …
30stead — is generally used for a place; as, it lies in such a stead, i. e. in such a place : whereas elsewhere only IN STEAD, is made use of for IN PLACE, or in the room of …
