Definitions for Stead
stɛdstead

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stead, position, place, lieunoun

   the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

   "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. steadnoun

   A place, or spot, in general.

2. steadnoun

   A place where a person normally rests; a seat.

3. steadnoun

   A specific place or point on a body or other surface.

4. steadnoun

   An inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc.

5. steadnoun

   An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm.

6. steadnoun

   The frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.

7. steadnoun

   The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.

8. steadnoun

   Figuratively, an emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases).

9. steadverb

   To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.

10. steadverb

    To fill place of.

11. Etymology: From sted, from stede, from stadiz, from stetis-. Related to German Stadt, Gothic
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    0344
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    0343, Danish and Swedish stad, Dutch stede, Yiddish שטאָט.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stead

   Etymology: sted, being in the name of a place that is distant from any river, comes from the Saxon sted, styd , a place; but if it be upon a river or harbour, it is to be derived from staðe , a shore or station for ships. Edmund Gibson Camden.

2. STEADnoun

   Etymology: sted , Saxon.

   1. Place. Obsolete.

   Fly therefore, fly this fearful stead anon,
   Lest thy fool hardize work thy sad confusion. Fairy Queen.

   They nigh approached to the stead
   Where as those maremaids dwelt. Edmund Spenser, Fairy Queen.

   The term of life is limited,
   Ne may a man prolong nor shorten it;
   The soldier may not move from watchful stead,
   Nor leave his stand until his captain bed. Fairy Queen.

   2. Room; place which another had or might have.

   If we had simply taken them clean away, or else removed them, so as to place in their stead others, we had done worse. Richard Hooker.

   There fell down many slain, and they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. 1 Chron. v. 22.

   Nor do the bold’st attempts bring forth
   Events still equal to their worth;
   But sometimes fail, and in their stead
   Fortune and cowardice succeed. Samuel Butler.

   Jealousy then fir’d his soul,
   and his face kindled like a burning coal;
   Now cold despair succeeding in her stead,
   To livid paleness turns the glowing red. Dryden.

   3. Use; help. To stand in stead; to be of great use; to help; to advantage.

   A compleat man hath some parts, whereof the want could not deprive him of his essence; yet to have them standeth him in singular stead, in respect of special uses. Richard Hooker.

   He makes his understanding the warehouse of lumber rather than a repository of truth, which will stand him in stead when he has occasion for it. John Locke.

   The smallest act of charity shall stand us in great stead. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   4. The frame of a bed.

   The genial bed,
   Sallow the feet, the borders and the sted. Dryden.

3. To Steadverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To help; to advantage; to support; to assist. A word somewhat obsolete.

   We are neither in skill, nor ability of power greatly to stead you. Philip Sidney.

   It nothing steads us
   To chide him from our eves. William Shakespeare.

   Rich garments, linnens, stuffs, and necessaries,
   Which since have steaded much. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Madam, so it stead you I will write. William Shakespeare.

   Can you so stead me
   As bring me to the sight of Isabella. William Shakespeare.

   Your friendly aid and counsel much may stead me. Nicholas Rowe.

   2. To fill the place of another. Obsolete.

   We shall advise this wronged maid to stead up your appointment, and go in your place. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stead

   Stead is a noun referring to the place or role that is normally occupied or performed by someone or something else. It often implies taking the position or fulfilling the duties of another person. For example, if a person does a task "in someone's stead," they are doing it in place of, or as a substitute for that person.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Steadnoun

   place, or spot, in general

2. Steadnoun

   place or room which another had, has, or might have

3. Steadnoun

   a frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead

4. Steadnoun

   a farmhouse and offices

5. Steadverb

   to help; to support; to benefit; to assist

6. Steadverb

   to fill place of

7. Etymology: [OE. stede place, AS. stede; akin to LG. & D. stede, OS. stad, stedi, OHG. stat, G. statt, sttte, Icel. star, Dan. sted, Sw. stad, Goth. stas, and E. stand. 163. See Stand, and cf. Staith, Stithy.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Stead

   sted, n. the place which another had or might have: a fixed place of abode: use, help, service, as in 'To stand in good stead.'—n. Steading, the barns, stables, &c. of a farm. [A.S. stede, place; Ger. stadt, statt, place, Dut. stad, a town.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STEAD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stead is ranked #11257 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stead surname appeared 2,808 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Stead.
   
   88.8% or 2,496 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 92 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.1% or 88 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 57 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 54 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Function

Anagrams for Stead »

1. dates

2. desat

3. sated

4. tased

5. tsade

6. stade

7. sedat

How to pronounce Stead?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Stead in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stead in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Stead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Stead in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   I hope we've left in good stead, but maybe we have and maybe we haven't.

2. Tony Jacklin:

   But Fleetwood's 63 on the final day was virtually flawless. He's come a long way in the last 18 months or so and the combination of his good play and the support he's going to get from the British galleries will stand him in good stead, he hit every green bar one on the final day and his ball - striking has come on leaps and bounds.

3. Shannah Mulvihill:

   We do online mental health screenings, and we've seen those just skyrocket during the pandemic, in 2019, we had around 6,400 screenings. Last year, we had more than 31,000. And those numbers continue to stay stead.

4. Stephen Miller:

   Joe Biden callously played on America’s sympathies for a small core of Afghans who worked closely in difficult conditions with American troops – left all those people nearly in Afghanistan – and then in their stead brought over 100,000 randomly selected Afghan nationals.

5. Mark Twain:

   Sane and intelligent human beings are like all other human beings, and carefully and cautiously and diligently conceal their private real opinions from the world and give out fictitious ones in their stead for general consumption.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Stead
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stead
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Stead
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stead
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Stead
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html