Noun
a summer internship will stand you in good stead when applying to college
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Noun
Marks ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns in his stead.—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 Rookie Spencer Rattler will get the start in his stead until Carr is able to return.—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 These impressive results were borne out in the pleasing image quality in our photo and video ad-hoc testing, and put the monitor in good stead for movie or photo viewing and even light photo editing.—Tony Hoffman, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 Watch on Deadline This grounding stood her in good stead for a story that sent shockwaves through the U.S. election campaign.—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 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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