Meaning

8 senses
  1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

    Hold the ladder steady while I go up.

  2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.

    a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object

  3. Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.

    a steady ride

    stetig

    усто́йчивыйustójčivyj

  4. Phlegmatic, calm; not easily upset, excited, or disturbed.

    a steady tone of voice

    not easily excited or upset

  5. Regular and even.

    the steady course of the Sun; a steady breeze of wind

    stetig

    усто́йчивыйustójčivyj

    ста́лийstályj

  6. Slow.

  7. (dated, informal)With whom one is going steady.

  8. (Singapore, Singlish, predicative)Confident and cool-headed under pressure; competent; reliable, adept.

Examples

141 sentences
  1. Slow and steady wins the race.

    Тихше їдеш – далі будеш.

    ruТише едешь — дальше будешь.

    deWer langsam geht, kommt auch ans Ziel.

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  2. Tom has never had a steady job.

    У Тома ніколи не було стабільної роботи.

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  3. This table isn't steady.

    Цей стіл хитається.

    ruЭтот стол шатается.

    deDieser Tisch wackelt.

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  4. Tom is going steady with Mary.

    ruТом дружит с Мэри.

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  5. I never had a steady job.

    ruУ меня никогда не было постоянной работы.

    deIch hatte nie eine feste Arbeit.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
regular and even:
Русский
By meaning 1
smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions:

Origin

From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþi

From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig.

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Forms

steadier, steadiest
Comparativesteadier Lesson
Superlativesteadiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

37 synonyms
smooth, not bumpy:fluidB2
regular and even:constantB2
constant in purpose or action:dogged
slow:glacial
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • have a steady
  • a steady girlfriend
  • a steady job
  • steady girlfriend
  • steady job
  • were going steady
  • going steady with
  • going steady

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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