Meaning of "stead" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STEAD

Old English stede; related to Old Norse stathr place, Old High German stat place, Latin statiō a standing, statim immediately.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STEAD

stead  [stɛd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEAD

Stead is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stead in English.

WHAT DOES STEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stead

Stead is an English surname, and may refer to ▪ C. K. Stead, New Zealand writer and critic ▪ Christina Stead, Australian writer ▪ Dave Stead, British drummer ▪ David George Stead, Australian marine biologist, conservationist and writer ▪ Edgar Stead, New Zealand ornithologist, horticulturist and marksman ▪ Edward Stead, early English cricket team manager ▪ Eugene A. Stead, American physician ▪ Gary Stead, New Zealand cricketer ▪ George Christopher Stead, Cambridge professor of philosophy and Christian doctrine ▪ George Gatonby Stead, Zealand grain merchant, racehorse owner and breeder, businessman ▪ Isabelle Stead, British film producer, director and philanthropist ▪ Jon Stead, English footballer ▪ Martin Stead, Canadian cricketer ▪ Ralph Stead, British corporate chairman ▪ Robert J.C. Stead, Canadian Journalist and Author ▪ William Force Stead, American diplomat, poet, academic and clergyman ▪ William Thomas Stead, British poet and journalist Stead may also refer to ▪ Reno Stead Airport near Reno, Nevada, United States...

Definition of stead in the English dictionary

The definition of stead in the dictionary is the place, function, or position that should be taken by another. Other definition of stead is to help or benefit.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STEAD

PRESENT

Present

I stead

you stead

he/she/it steads

we stead

you stead

they stead

Present continuous

I am steading

you are steading

he/she/it is steading

we are steading

you are steading

they are steading

Present perfect

I have steaded

you have steaded

he/she/it has steaded

we have steaded

you have steaded

they have steaded

Present perfect continuous

I have been steading

you have been steading

he/she/it has been steading

we have been steading

you have been steading

they have been steading

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I steaded

you steaded

he/she/it steaded

we steaded

you steaded

they steaded

Past continuous

I was steading

you were steading

he/she/it was steading

we were steading

you were steading

they were steading

Past perfect

I had steaded

you had steaded

he/she/it had steaded

we had steaded

you had steaded

they had steaded

Past perfect continuous

I had been steading

you had been steading

he/she/it had been steading

we had been steading

you had been steading

they had been steading

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will stead

you will stead

he/she/it will stead

we will stead

you will stead

they will stead

Future continuous

I will be steading

you will be steading

he/she/it will be steading

we will be steading

you will be steading

they will be steading

Future perfect

I will have steaded

you will have steaded

he/she/it will have steaded

we will have steaded

you will have steaded

they will have steaded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been steading

you will have been steading

he/she/it will have been steading

we will have been steading

you will have been steading

they will have been steading

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stead

you would stead

he/she/it would stead

we would stead

you would stead

they would stead

Conditional continuous

I would be steading

you would be steading

he/she/it would be steading

we would be steading

you would be steading

they would be steading

Conditional perfect

I would have stead

you would have stead

he/she/it would have stead

we would have stead

you would have stead

they would have stead

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been steading

you would have been steading

he/she/it would have been steading

we would have been steading

you would have been steading

they would have been steading

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stead
we let´s stead
you stead

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stead

Past participle

steaded

Present Participle

steading

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF STEAD

Find out the translation of stead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stead» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 代替
• Translator English - Spanish: lugar
• English: stead
• Translator English - Hindi: जगह
• Translator English - Arabic: بدلا
• Translator English - Russian: вместо него
• Translator English - Portuguese: lugar
• Translator English - Bengali: উপকার
• Translator English - French: place
• Translator English - Malay: Sebaliknya
• Translator English - German: statt
• Translator English - Japanese: 代わり
• Translator English - Korean: 대신
• Translator English - Javanese: Tegese
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thay
• Translator English - Tamil: பதிலாக
• Translator English - Marathi: जागा
• Translator English - Turkish: başkasının yeri
• Translator English - Italian: vece
• Translator English - Polish: Stead
• Translator English - Ukrainian: замість нього
• Translator English - Romanian: locul
• Translator English - Greek: αντ ´
• Translator English - Afrikaans: plek
• Translator English - Swedish: stead
• Translator English - Norwegian: stedet

10 QUOTES WITH «STEAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stead.

1

Dan Hawkins

There's a lot of people out there who have seen us once somewhere in a pub or heard our songs late night on radio. We'd done four years of it before we'd even released a single. It's put us in good stead.

2

Helen Hunt Jackson

On the king's gate the moss grew gray; The king came not. They call'd him dead; And made his eldest son, one day, Slave in his father's stead.

3

Lawrence R. Klein

My early education was in the public school system of Omaha, where, retrospectively, I realize that my high school training served me in good stead for the basic subjects of mathematics, English, foreign languages and history.

4

Jack O'Connell

I find the education I got from living in Derby and being streetwise and knowing the people that I know, the lessons that I had to learn growing up, have set me in good stead for this kind of working life.

5

Dave Van Ronk

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.

6

John Sebastian

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

7

Harbhajan Singh

I would say I am an ordinary bowler but one with a really big heart, and that's what has stood me in good stead in all these years.

8

Ali Smith

A game one of my sisters will play with me in my first year of being alive is called Good Baby, Bad Baby. This consists of being told I am a good baby until I smile and laugh, then being told I am a bad baby until I burst into tears. This training will stand me in good stead all through my life.

9

Curtis Stone

These days I travel so much it's hard to get into a routine. When I'm on the road, I tend to use hotel gyms. When I'm home in L.A., I like to hike and hit the surf. All in all, I try to keep a balanced diet and exercise routine, which has stood me in good stead to date.

10

Victoria Woodhull

Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAD»

Discover the use of stead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

When You Reach Me

Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late. 'Smart and mesmerising' New York Times This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart.

Rebecca Stead, 2011

First Light

First Light is an intriguing tale of secrets, mystery and courage from the author of Newbery Award winner When You Reach Me. Set in Greenland Rebecca Stead's debut novel tells the story of Thea, who lives in a world deep within a glacier, ...

Rebecca Stead, 2011

Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with ...

Provides insight into why students struggle with reading comprehension, and offers practical skills and strategies to help them understand what they read.

Tony Stead, 2006

Christina Stead

This feminist reading of the life and work of Christina Stead focuses on her characters and themes that question established assumptions about gender and class relations and the aesthetic values they support.

Diana Brydon, 1987

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Friends come in all shapes and sizes, and for Amos McGee, in all species too!

Philip C. Stead, 2011

Sustainable Strategic Management

This volume has been specifically written as a supplement to traditional graduate and undergraduate management texts. It fills the need for a strategies text that gives full attention to sustainability and environmental protection.

W. Edward Stead, Jean Garner Stead, Mark Starik, 2004

The Man who Loved Children

The Man Who Loved Children is Christina Stead's masterpiece about family life.

Christina Stead, 2010

The Blue Island

April, 1912 the Titanic sank in mid-ocean.

W. T. Stead, William Thomas Stead, Estelle Stead, 1996

Enhancing Primary Science: Developing Effective ...

This book gives helpful insights into why making effective cross-curricular links enriches science and discusses when and how to make effective and authentic links between science and other subjects.

Kelly, Lois, Stead, Di, 2012

Liar & Spy

Praise for Liar & Spy • Guardian Prize for Children's Fiction (UK) • Texas’ 2014-2015 Bluebonnet Master List • A Junior Library Guild Selection • A New York Times Bestseller • An Indie Bestseller • Kirkus Reviews starred ...

Rebecca Stead, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stead is used in the context of the following news items.

Jon Stead: Notts County sign former Huddersfield striker

Stead spent most of the 2014-15 campaign on loan at Bradford City, scoring in the FA Cup wins over Premier League sides Chelsea and Sunderland. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

Stead plane catches fire, lands off runway

A pilot and a passenger were unharmed after a small private plane caught fire Monday afternoon at Reno-Stead Airport. No injuries were reported and the cause ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jun 15»

IHS CEO Key resigns, succeeded by chairman Stead

Douglas County information and analytics provider IHS Inc. said CEO Scott Key has resigned and will be succeeded by chairman Jerre Stead, effective ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»

Taron Stead: Police Seeking Hit And Run Drivers Who Refused …

The family of 17-year-old Taron Stead are hoping the recently released photo of their son may help track down the drivers of the vehicle involved in the hit and ... «The Inquisitr, Mar 15»

Jon Stead: Beating Sunderland in FA Cup tops Chelsea win

Bradford FA Cup hero Jon Stead claimed the 2-0 victory over Sunderland was even better than their stunning win at Chelsea. Stead scored for the fifth ... «BBC Sport, Feb 15»

Jon Stead: Bradford City re-sign Huddersfield Town striker

Bradford City have re-signed Huddersfield Town striker Jon Stead on loan until the end of the season. Stead, 31, returned to Town on Monday after scoring four ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

Yodel boss Dick Stead apologises as thousands of parcels risk …

Last week the firm's executive chairman Dick Stead said problems had been sorted. But last night he was forced to apologise. He told the Daily Mirror: ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»

Parkin praise for Stead

Bradford's assistant manager Steve Parkin praised on-loan striker Jon Stead's contribution in the 3-1 win over 10-man Leyton Orient. Much-travelled Stead, 31, ... «SkySports, Nov 14»

Stead happy to be sharing the glory after City avoid upset

Bradford City's Jon Stead (centre) celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's first goal during the FA Cup First Round match at The Shay, Halifax. «Yorkshire Post, Nov 14»

Huddersfield Town loan Jon Stead to Bradford City - again

Huddersfield Town have loaned striker Jon Stead to neighbours Bradford City for ... Stead, who was also loaned to Oldham Athletic last season, started a second ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Oct 14»