adj.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: be · stead · ed ; be · stead ; be · stead · ing
Etymology: be- + stead
Date: 1578
1 archaic : HELP
2 archaic : to be useful to : AVAIL
adj.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: be · stead · ed ; be · stead ; be · stead · ing
Etymology: be- + stead
Date: 1578
1 archaic : HELP
2 archaic : to be useful to : AVAIL
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012