stead

stead  (std)

n.

1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another.

2. Advantage; service; purpose: "His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead" (John Sears).

tr.v. stead·ed, stead·ing, steads

To be of advantage or service to; benefit.

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[Middle English stede, from Old English; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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stead [stɛd]

n

1. (preceded by in) Rare the place, function, or position that should be taken by another to come in someone's stead

stand (someone) in good stead to be useful or of good service to (someone)

vb

(tr) Archaic to help or benefit

[Old English stede; related to Old Norse stathr place, Old High German stat place, Latin statiō a standing, statim immediately]

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Stead [stɛd]

n

(Biographies / Stead, Christina (Ellen) (1902-1983) F, Australian, WRITING: novelist) Christina (Ellen). 1902-83, Australian novelist. Her works include Seven Poor Men of Sydney (1934), The Man who Loved Children (1940), and Cotters' England (1966)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stead - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" lieu, place, position role, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" behalf - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";

Translations

stead [sted] N in sb's stead → en lugar de algn
to stand sb in good stead → ser muy útil a algn

stead [ˈstɛd] n

in sb's stead → à la place de qn

to stand sb in good stead → être très utile à qn

stead

n in his stead → an seiner Stelle or statt (liter, form); to stand somebody in good stead → jdm zugute- or zustattenkommen

stead [stɛd] n to stand sb in good stead → essere utile a qn
in sb's stead (Brit) → al posto di qn