steady
Firm in standing or positionFirm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
» Slow and steady wins the race.
Wer langsam geht, kommt auch ans Ziel.
Тише едешь — дальше будешь.
Тихше їдеш – далі будеш.
Meaning
8 sensesFirm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
Hold the ladder steady while I go up.
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
Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
a steady ride
stetig
усто́йчивыйustójčivyj
Phlegmatic, calm; not easily upset, excited, or disturbed.
a steady tone of voice
not easily excited or upset
Regular and even.
the steady course of the Sun; a steady breeze of wind
stetig
усто́йчивыйustójčivyj
ста́лийstályj
Slow.
(dated, informal)With whom one is going steady.
(Singapore, Singlish, predicative)Confident and cool-headed under pressure; competent; reliable, adept.
Examples
141 sentencesSlow and steady wins the race.
Тихше їдеш – далі будеш.
ruТише едешь — дальше будешь.
deWer langsam geht, kommt auch ans Ziel.
Tom has never had a steady job.
У Тома ніколи не було стабільної роботи.
This table isn't steady.
Цей стіл хитається.
ruЭтот стол шатается.
deDieser Tisch wackelt.
Tom is going steady with Mary.
ruТом дружит с Мэри.
I never had a steady job.
ruУ меня никогда не было постоянной работы.
deIch hatte nie eine feste Arbeit.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiFrom 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, steadiestSynonyms
37 synonyms- relating to a person who does something regularly:regular
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall:firmunfluctuating
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable:firmsteadfaststiffunbendableunfalteringunshakableunwavering
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
8 patterns- have a steady
- a steady girlfriend
- a steady job
- steady girlfriend
- steady job
- were going steady
- going steady with
- going steady