STAND ONE IN GOOD STEAD

Meaning of STAND ONE IN GOOD STEAD in English

v. phr. To be helpful or useful to. A boy scout knife will stand you in good stead when you do not have other tools. Julia knew how to typewrite, and that stood her in good stead when she looked for a job.

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STAND ONE IN GOOD STEAD — {v. phr.} To be helpful or useful to. * /A boy scout knife will stand you in good stead when …
Slang English vocab
STAND ONE IN GOOD STEAD — {v. phr.} To be helpful or useful to. * /A boy scout knife will stand you in good stead when …
Словарь английских идиом
GOOD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STEAD — loc(o)
English interlingue dictionary
STEAD — luna
English-Visayan vocabulary
STEAD — I. noun see: stand Date: before 12th century locality , place , advantage , the office, place, or function ordinarily …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STEAD — I. ˈsted, dial ˈstid noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAND — I. ˈstand, -aa(ə)nd verb ( stood ˈstu̇d ; stood ; standing ; stands ) Etymology: Middle English standen, stonden, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STEAD — /sted/ , n. 1. the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAND — /stand/ , v. , stood, standing , n. , pl. stands for 43-63, stands, stand for 64. v.i. 1. (of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
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STEAD — I. ˈsted noun Etymology: Middle English stede, from Old English; akin to Old High German stat place, Old English standan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAND — I. ˈstand verb ( stood ˈstu̇d ; stand·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STEAD — vt to fill place of. 2. stead ·noun a farmhouse and offices. 3. stead ·noun place, or spot, in general. …
Webster English vocab
STAND
Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
STEAD — [stead] n [ME stede, fr. OE; akin to OHG stat place, OE standan to stand--more at stand] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STEAD — Stead (i) BrE AmE sted , (ii) BrE AmE stiːd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STEAD — stead BrE AmE sted
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STEAD — / sted; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS - in sb's / sth's stead - stand sb in good stead •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAND — / stænd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stood , stood / stʊd; NAmE /) ON FEET / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
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GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEAD — stead /sted/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stede 'place' ] 1 . do something in sb’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAND — I. stand 1 S1 W1 /stænd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stood /stʊd/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STEAD — n. øin a person's or thing's stead as a substitute; instead of him or her or it. stand a person …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAND — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STEAD — n. in a person's or thing's stead as a substitute; instead of him or her or it. stand a person …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STEAD — n.Phrases and idioms: in a person's or thing's stead as a substitute; instead of him or her or it. stand …
Oxford English vocab
STAND — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. stood) 1. intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1. having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Oxford English vocab
STEAD — 1. If you do something in someone’s stead , you replace them and do it instead of them. ( FORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAND — ( stands, standing, stood) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — ( better, best) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Good means pleasant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ These shoes had stood him in good stead . ▪ Insomnia would …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STAND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STEAD — (IN PLACE OF) [noun] [U] [formal] - in someone's stead in place of someoneThe marketing manager was ill and her …
Cambridge English vocab
STAND — Synonyms and related words : Anschauung, abide, abide by, abide with, accept, adhere to, advocate, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, afford, allegation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STEAD — See: STAND IN GOOD STEAD.
Slang English vocab
STAND
Longman Activator English vocab
GOOD
Longman Activator English vocab
STAND — n. 25B6; verb Lionel stood in the doorway : BE ON ONE'S FEET, be upright, be erect, be vertical. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOOD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STEAD — See: STAND IN GOOD STEAD.
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
STEAD — сущ. 1) место или позиция лица (вещи и т. п.), которое замещается другим лицом (вещью и т. п.) We hope …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STAND — 1. сущ. 1) остановка 2) сопротивление firm, resolute, strong stand ≈ решительное сопротивление They took a resolute stand on the …
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