Stead - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sted|  American pronunciation of the word stead
Brit.  |sted|  British pronunciation of the word stead

noun

- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another (syn: lieu, place, position)
can you go in my stead?

Extra examples

...a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college...

We hope you will consent to act in his stead.

Serfdom came in the stead of slavery.

My grandmother and aunt will be there in my parents' stead.

He lived on the stead.

Your answering these questions will stead me much.

...the judge's customary cool stood him in good stead during the sensational trial...

...the contention that the candidate's acquirements in the business world would stand him in good stead in the political arena...

Adams took a succession of jobs which have stood him in good stead.

..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house

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