Noun
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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Noun
And once again the leaders of China and Russia will skip it all, sending high-ranking ministers to speak in their stead.—Richard Roth, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024 Second-year player Zach Charbonnet will get the start in Walker’s stead for a second consecutive game.—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024 Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton — for some reason — will get the start in his stead.—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 After her husband’s passing, Valeria was reluctant to continue the event in his stead but had seen the permeative impact in real time.—Essence, 2 Sep. 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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