stead
The position or function, as taken on by a successorThe position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
» He went in his father's stead.
Er ging dort anstelle seines Vaters hin.
Meaning
10 sensesThe position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
statt
(figuratively)A place as it relates to a role, service, or ability; capacity.
(figuratively, uncountable)A relational or circumstantial position; standing.
(countable, figuratively)A place as it relates to situation, circumstance, or status; condition.
(Singapore, colloquial)One's partner in a romantic relationship.
(archaic, literary)A place, or spot, in general; location.
Stätte
ме́стоmésto
(obsolete)A place where a person normally rests; a seat.
(obsolete)An inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc.
(archaic)An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm; a homestead.
Stadt, Stätte, Gehöft
фе́рмаférma
(obsolete)The frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
Statt, Gestell
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Examples
10 sentencesHe went in his father's stead.
deEr ging dort anstelle seines Vaters hin.
He went there in his father's stead.
deEr ging dort anstelle seines Vaters hin.
If you can't come, send someone in your stead.
ruЕсли не можешь прийти, пришли кого-нибудь вместо себя.
deWenn du nicht kommen kannst, schicke jemand anderen.
My anorak, such as it was, stood me in good stead.
deMein Anorak, so verlottert er auch war, leistete mir gute Dienste.
I think that I should be doing it in your stead.
deIch finde, ich sollte das statt deiner tun.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English sted, stede (noun) and steden (verb), from Old English stede, from ProFrom Middle English sted, stede (noun) and steden (verb), from Old English stede, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“place”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, location”). Doublet of stad.
Clipping of steady.
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Forms
plural: steadsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable