Meaning of "unsteady" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF UNSTEADY

unsteady  [ʌnˈstɛdɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSTEADY

Unsteady is a verb and can also act as an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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

See the conjugation of the verb unsteady in English.

WHAT DOES UNSTEADY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Steady

Steady may refer to: ▪ Steady state, a concept used in math and sciences where variables are time-constant ▪ Steady flow, a condition of flow that does not change with time ▪ Steady, a 2006 album by Jim Bianco...

Definition of unsteady in the English dictionary

The first definition of unsteady in the dictionary is not securely fixed. Other definition of unsteady is lacking constancy; erratic. Unsteady is also without regularity.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNSTEADY

PRESENT

Present

I unsteady

you unsteady

he/she/it unsteadies

we unsteady

you unsteady

they unsteady

Present continuous

I am unsteadying

you are unsteadying

he/she/it is unsteadying

we are unsteadying

you are unsteadying

they are unsteadying

Present perfect

I have unsteadied

you have unsteadied

he/she/it has unsteadied

we have unsteadied

you have unsteadied

they have unsteadied

Present perfect continuous

I have been unsteadying

you have been unsteadying

he/she/it has been unsteadying

we have been unsteadying

you have been unsteadying

they have been unsteadying

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 unsteadied

you unsteadied

he/she/it unsteadied

we unsteadied

you unsteadied

they unsteadied

Past continuous

I was unsteadying

you were unsteadying

he/she/it was unsteadying

we were unsteadying

you were unsteadying

they were unsteadying

Past perfect

I had unsteadied

you had unsteadied

he/she/it had unsteadied

we had unsteadied

you had unsteadied

they had unsteadied

Past perfect continuous

I had been unsteadying

you had been unsteadying

he/she/it had been unsteadying

we had been unsteadying

you had been unsteadying

they had been unsteadying

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

FUTURE

Future

I will unsteady

you will unsteady

he/she/it will unsteady

we will unsteady

you will unsteady

they will unsteady

Future continuous

I will be unsteadying

you will be unsteadying

he/she/it will be unsteadying

we will be unsteadying

you will be unsteadying

they will be unsteadying

Future perfect

I will have unsteadied

you will have unsteadied

he/she/it will have unsteadied

we will have unsteadied

you will have unsteadied

they will have unsteadied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been unsteadying

you will have been unsteadying

he/she/it will have been unsteadying

we will have been unsteadying

you will have been unsteadying

they will have been unsteadying

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would unsteady

you would unsteady

he/she/it would unsteady

we would unsteady

you would unsteady

they would unsteady

Conditional continuous

I would be unsteadying

you would be unsteadying

he/she/it would be unsteadying

we would be unsteadying

you would be unsteadying

they would be unsteadying

Conditional perfect

I would have unsteady

you would have unsteady

he/she/it would have unsteady

we would have unsteady

you would have unsteady

they would have unsteady

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been unsteadying

you would have been unsteadying

he/she/it would have been unsteadying

we would have been unsteadying

you would have been unsteadying

they would have been unsteadying

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you unsteady
we let´s unsteady
you unsteady

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to unsteady

Past participle

unsteadied

Present Participle

unsteadying

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.

SYNONYMS OF «UNSTEADY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unsteady» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of unsteady

changeable · erratic · flighty · inconstant · infirm · insecure · precarious · rickety · shaky · temperamental · tottering · treacherous · unpredictable · unreliable · unsafe · unsettled · unstable · vacillating · volatile · wavering · wobbly

TRANSLATION OF UNSTEADY

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 不安定的
• Translator English - Spanish: vacilante
• English: unsteady
• Translator English - Hindi: अस्थिर
• Translator English - Arabic: مُتَقَلِّب
• Translator English - Russian: неустойчивый
• Translator English - Portuguese: inseguro
• Translator English - Bengali: অস্থির
• Translator English - French: chancelant
• Translator English - Malay: tidak stabil
• Translator English - German: wackelig
• Translator English - Japanese: 不安定な
• Translator English - Korean: 불안정한
• Translator English - Javanese: Unsteady
• Translator English - Vietnamese: không vững chắc
• Translator English - Tamil: நிலையற்று
• Translator English - Marathi: अस्थिर
• Translator English - Turkish: kararsız
• Translator English - Italian: malfermo
• Translator English - Polish: niestały
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нестійкий
• Translator English - Romanian: nesigur
• Translator English - Greek: ασταθής
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wankelrig
• Translator English - Swedish: ostadig
• Translator English - Norwegian: ustø

QUOTES WITH «UNSTEADY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unsteady.

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Mona Simpson

Even more than we want good love for ourselves, we want it for our children, those vulnerable satellites of our hearts that we send, unsteady, into the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSTEADY»

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

The Unsteady March: The Rise and Decline of Racial Equality ...

With its insights into contemporary racial politics, "The Unsteady March" offers a penetrating and controversial analysis of American race relations across two centuries.

Philip A. Klinkner, Rogers M. Smith, 2002

Unsteady-state Fluid Flow: Analysis and Applications to ...

This is followed by a more theoretical presentation based on the classical partial differential equations for flow through porous media.

E.J. Hoffman, 1999

Fundamentals of Modern Unsteady Aerodynamics

The book also covers the modern topics concerning the developments made during the last years, especially in relation to wing flappings for propulsion.

Ülgen Gülçat, 2010

Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics and Aeroelasticity of ...

The Tenth ISUAAAT was held September 7-11, 2003 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This volume contains an archival record of the papers presented at that meeting.

Kenneth C. Hall, Robert E. Kielb, Jeffrey P. Thomas, 2006

Freedom's Unsteady March: America's Role in Building Arab ...

"Dissects the Bush administration's failure to advance freedom in the Middle East.

Tamara Cofman Wittes, 2008

Unsteady Transonic Flow

This book emphasises analytical methods that treat the linearised problem for simple wing planforms such as rectangular and delta wings.

Mårten Landahl, 1989

Unsteady State Processes in Catalysis: Proceedings of the ...

In this book the theoretical and applied aspects of an efficiency of artificially created unsteady conditions in catalysis are discussed.

Yu S. Matros, 1990

Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines: ...

Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium held in Stockholm, Sweden, 14-18 September 1997

T. Fransson, 1998

Unsteady Effects of Shock Wave induced Separation

"This volume contains description of experimental and numerical results obtained in the UFAST project.

Piotr Doerffer, Charles Hirsch, Jean-Paul Dussauge, 2010

IUTAM Symposium on Unsteady Separated Flows and their ...

" "This work is of interest to people working in experimental investigation of unsteady separated --

Marianna Braza, Kerry Hourigan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSTEADY»

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

An Unsteady Force Emerges in the Mets' Offense

ST. LOUIS — Kirk Nieuwenhuis spent the All-Star break escaping baseball for a few days in Newport Beach, Calif., relaxing on the beach with his wife, Bethany, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Cambodia's unsteady foreign policy balance

Since the fiasco of the 2012 ASEAN Summit, Cambodia has more or less been viewed as a Chinese client state. But this is not wholly true. In fact, Phnom Penh ... «East Asia Forum, Jul 15»

X Ambassadors Pare Down to Perform 'Unsteady' (Exclusive Video)

X Ambassadors singer Sam Harris says the band's first full-length album “VHS” is “about our journey into adulthood.” The song “Unsteady” has particular ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Mining jobs unsteady, but Caterpillar, Joy Global hope worst is over

Hundreds of people remain off work from Milwaukee's mining equipment manufacturers as the industry grinds through another slow year. Union officials say ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»

First Draft | Today in Politics: Republicans Face Unsteady Path After …

Good Monday morning from Washington. Though trade is still a source of gamesmanship and huge Supreme Court decisions could come down at any moment, ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Unsteady Hands, but Steely Play by Jason Day

But even as he appeared to be in an unsteady haze, and as the pace of his play began to slow more and more on the closing holes, Day started to play his best ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

NFL's Unsteady Stance on a Tricky Gambling Landscape

As the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo is a lightning rod for many things, starting with his team's inability to make it to the Super Bowl, and the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Boozing It Up! Watch '24' Star Kiefer Sutherland Unsteady On His …

Kiefer Sutherland's history with booze is well known and RadarOnline.com has obtained an exclusive video of the actor leaving a bar looking very unsteady on ... «RadarOnline, May 15»

Savannah and the Kings hone skills on 'Bold & Unsteady'

Savannah & the Kings dropped the “Bold & Unsteady” collection on the public in April. It's the band's first release, but the fourth overall for leader and songwriter ... «Buffalo.com, May 15»

Witness: Former RI Sen. Alves was unsteady, slurring at crash scene

She said that, while she would never convict solely on field sobriety tests, testimony showed that Alves was unsteady and slurring just after running into the truck. «The Providence Journal, May 15»