Noun
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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King’s widow, Coretta, accepted the award in his stead.—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024 In their stead, Law struck out two for his first save.—Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 4 July 2024 Northern Ireland is something of an anomaly in that the mainstream British parties don’t have much of a presence there; in their stead the DUP, Sinn Fein and others are mostly drawn along sectarian lines.—NBC News, 4 July 2024 In my stead, the fantastic Mr. Liam Hemsworth will be taking up the mantle of the White Wolf.—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for stead
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand — more at stand
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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