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1. stead
noun. ['ˈstɛd'] the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
Antonyms
Etymology
- sted (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stede (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Stead
- hilton-head
- widespread
- purebred
- interbred
- thoroughbred
- infrared
- sffed
- retread
- overhead
- overfed
- misread
- misled
- biomed
- unwed
- unted
- unsaid
- unread
- spread
- sayed
- numed
- imbed
- embed
- behead
- tread
- thread
- szwed
- swed
- sped
- sledd
- sled
How do you pronounce stead?
Pronounce stead as stɛd.
US - How to pronounce stead in American English
UK - How to pronounce stead in British English
Sentences with stead
1. Noun, singular or mass
This legal document allows you to name a trusted person to step in and act in your stead.
Quotes about stead
1. Common sense will nearly always stand you in better stead than a slavish adherence to the conventions.
- M.M. Kaye, Shadow of the Moon
2. If one’s life is so unsatisfying that an unhealthy activity brings a shred of happiness, it is nigh impossible to give it up unless something that brings greater happiness can be enjoyed in its stead. (28)
- Prem Prakash, The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion A Modern Translation of the Narada Bhakti Sutras
