steward
To act as the steward or caretaker ofTo act as the steward or caretaker of (something)
Recorded US: DroEsperanto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» "Here you are," the steward says.
„Bitte schön“, sagt der Steward. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
blay_paul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo act as the steward or caretaker of (something)
Examples
7 sentences"Here you are," the steward says.
de„Bitte schön“, sagt der Steward. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
"You're very welcome," replied the steward.
ru"Большое пожалуйста", - ответил стюард. — alik_farber
de„Bitte schön“, sagt der Steward. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
"There it is," said the steward.
de"Da ist es", sagte der Steward. — al_ex_an_der
You are the steward of your own destiny.
Fear no more the boss's bark, nor all the union steward's rages.
Origin
From Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stiġweard (“steward, housekeeper, oFrom Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stiġweard (“steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian”), from stiġ (“a wooden enclosure; house, hall”) + weard (“ward, guard, guardian, keeper”), equivalent to sty + ward. Compare Icelandic stívarður (“steward”). More at sty, ward.
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Forms
stewards, stewarding, stewarded, stewardedLessons 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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.