steady
A rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of workA rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
» Slow and steady wins the race.
Wer langsam geht, kommt auch ans Ziel. — mraz
Тише едешь — дальше будешь. — al_ex_an_der
Тихше їдеш – далі будеш. — deniko
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3 sensesA rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.
(informal)A regular boyfriend or girlfriend; somebody to go steady with.
(informal)A prostitute's regular customer.
- a person loved by another person
Examples
141 sentencesSlow and steady wins the race.
Тихше їдеш – далі будеш. — deniko
ruТише едешь — дальше будешь. — al_ex_an_der
deWer langsam geht, kommt auch ans Ziel. — mraz
Tom has never had a steady job.
У Тома ніколи не було стабільної роботи. — deniko
This table isn't steady.
Цей стіл хитається. — deniko
ruЭтот стол шатается. — juritch
deDieser Tisch wackelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is going steady with Mary.
ruТом дружит с Мэри. — mrtaistoi
I never had a steady job.
ruУ меня никогда не было постоянной работы. — odexed
deIch hatte nie eine feste Arbeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
plural: steadiesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a person loved by another person:sweetheartsweetietruelove
Collocations
8 patterns- have a steady
- a steady girlfriend
- a steady job
- steady girlfriend
- steady job
- were going steady
- going steady with
- going steady