Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - stead
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1. If you do something in someone’s stead, you replace them and do it instead of them. (FORMAL) We hope you will consent to act in his stead... PHRASE: PHR after v 2. If you say that something will stand someone in good stead, you mean that it will be very useful to them in the future. My years of teaching stood me in good stead. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan to stand — more at stand Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete locality, place 2. advantage — used chiefly in the phrase to stand one in good ~ 3. the office, place, or function ordinarily occupied or carried out by someone or something else acted in his brother's ~ II. transitive verb Date: 13th century to be of avail to ; help ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. Phrases and idioms in a person's or thing's stead as a substitute; instead of him or her or it. stand a person in good stead be advantageous or serviceable to him or her. Etymology: OE stede f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. земельная собственность, имение 2. ферма 3. земельный участок 4. участок для застройки 5. участок со строениями 6. место in smb.'s stead —- вместо кого-л. he could not come, so I came in his stead —- он не мог прийти, и я пришел вместо него serfdom came in the stead of slavery —- крепостное право пришло на смену рабству he acted in his brother's stead —- он действовал от лица своего брата 7. (the Steads) ист. ганзейские города 8. (the Steads) ист. ганзейская купеческая гильдия (в Лондоне) Id: to stand smb. in good stead —- оказаться полезным кому-л., сослужить кому-л. службу ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun in smb. s stead, in stead of smb. - вместо кого-л., за кого-л.; to stand smb. in good stead - пригодиться, оказаться полезным кому-л. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. stede "place, position, standing, delay," related to standan "to stand," from P.Gmc. *stadis, from PIE *stetis-, from base *ste-/*sta- "stand." Now chiefly in compounds or phrases. Steadfast is from O.E. stedefжst "secure in position," from stede + fжst "firmly fixed." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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