steady
To stabilize; to prevent from shakingTo stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
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Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively, sometimes, transitive)To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
I took a drink to steady my nerves.
stabilisieren
(intransitive)To become stable.
- make steady
- support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
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
steadies, steadying, steadied, steadiedTenses
steady · steadied · will steady · have steadiedSynonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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