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. — Haehnchenpaella
He went there in his father's stead.
deEr ging dort anstelle seines Vaters hin. — Haehnchenpaella
If you can't come, send someone in your stead.
ruЕсли не можешь прийти, пришли кого-нибудь вместо себя. — marafon
deWenn du nicht kommen kannst, schicke jemand anderen. — Zaghawa
My anorak, such as it was, stood me in good stead.
deMein Anorak, so verlottert er auch war, leistete mir gute Dienste. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I think that I should be doing it in your stead.
deIch finde, ich sollte das statt deiner tun. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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