STEADY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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Learn more." /> <meta itemprop="copyrightHolder" content="© Cambridge University Press" /> <meta itemprop="copyrightYear" content="2024" /> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Relationships: general words" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Keeping and staying the same" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Limiting and restricting" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Calming and relaxing" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Slow and moving slowly" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Straight, even and level" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Self-control and moderation" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Types of employment" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Making things more or less smooth or straight" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Wise and sensible" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Linguistics: interjections" /> <h1 class="ti fs fs12 lmb-0 hw superentry">Meaning of <b class='tb ttn'>steady</b> in English</h1> <div class="page"><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cald4" data-tab="ds-cald4" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fsteady&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fsteady&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cald4-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">steady</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio1" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio1.load(); audio1.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈsted.i</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio2" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/s/ste/stead/steady.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/s/ste/stead/steady.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio2.load(); audio2.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈsted.i</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>GRADUAL</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_01', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happening" title="happening" rel="">happening</a> in a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/smooth" title="smooth" rel="">smooth</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gradual" title="gradual" rel="">gradual</a>, and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/regular" title="regular" rel="">regular</a> way, not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suddenly" title="suddenly" rel="">suddenly</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unexpectedly" title="unexpectedly" rel="">unexpectedly</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/procession" title="procession" rel="">procession</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moved" title="moved" rel="">moved</a> through the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/street" title="streets" rel="">streets</a> at a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pace" title="pace" rel="">pace</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Orders for new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ship" title="ships" rel="">ships</a> are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rising" title="rising" rel="">rising</a>, after several <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="years" rel="">years</a> of steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decline" title="decline" rel="">decline</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">steady flow/stream/trickle</span> <span class="eg deg">Over the last ten <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="years" rel="">years</a> he has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/produce" title="produced" rel="">produced</a> a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flow" title="flow" rel="">flow</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stream" title="stream" rel="">stream</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trickle" title="trickle" rel="">trickle</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/article" title="articles" rel="">articles</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/papers" title="papers" rel="">papers</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">slow but steady</span> <span class="eg deg">Progress has been <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slow" title="slow" rel="">slow</a> but steady.</span></div><div class="daccord fs16"><amp-accordion> <section expanded > <header class="ca_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples </header><div class="had daccord_b"><div class="daccord_lt"><a href="/thesaurus/articles/slow">slow</a></div><div class="daccord_lb"><ul class="hul-u lmb-10 "><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/slow">slow</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">You're so slow - hurry up!</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/leisurely">leisurely</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">We took a leisurely drive along the quiet coast road.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/unhurried">unhurried</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">I like the unhurried pace of life in the countryside.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/gentle">gentle</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Start off with a gentle jog, then gradually increase your speed.</span></span></li></ul><a class="had tb" href="/thesaurus/articles/slow" title="See how to use these synonyms and their opposites."> See more results » </a></div></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">There has been a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decrease" title="decrease" rel="">decrease</a> in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/number" title="number" rel="">number</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/visitor" title="visitors" rel="">visitors</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">There's been a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flow" title="flow" rel="">flow</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/visitor" title="visitors" rel="">visitors</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">We're making <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slow" title="slow" rel="">slow</a> but steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/progress" title="progress" rel="">progress</a> with the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decorate" title="decorating" rel="">decorating</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">The last few <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="years" rel="">years</a> have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seen" title="seen" rel="">seen</a> a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/increase" title="increase" rel="">increase</a> in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/number" title="number" rel="">number</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infection" title="infections" rel="">infections</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">There has been a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/improvement" title="improvement" rel="">improvement</a> in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/situation" title="situation" rel="">situation</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/moving-quickly-and-slowly/slow-and-moving-slowly/" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Slow and moving slowly">Slow and moving slowly</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="(as) slow as molasses idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/as-slow-as-molasses?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">(as) slow as molasses</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="at a snail's pace idiom" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/at-a-snail-s-pace?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">at a snail's pace</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="by and by idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/by-and-by?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">by and by</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="by degrees idiom" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/by-degrees?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">by degrees</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="claw your way (somewhere) idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/claw-way?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">claw <span class="obj">your</span> way <span class="obj">(somewhere)</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="crawl" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crawl?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">crawl</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="float" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/float?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">float</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="hang around phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hang-around?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">hang around</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="in ones and twos idiom" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-ones-and-twos?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">in ones and twos</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="inch by inch idiom" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inch-by-inch?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">inch by inch</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="infiltrate" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infiltrate?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">infiltrate</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="infiltration" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infiltration?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">infiltration</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="jog" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jog?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">jog</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="labour" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/labour?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">labour</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sluggardly" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sluggardly?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sluggardly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sluggish" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sluggish?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sluggish</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sluggishly" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sluggishly?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sluggishly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sluggishness" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sluggishness?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sluggishness</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="snail" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/snail?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">snail</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="wander" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wander?topic=slow-and-moving-slowly "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">wander</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/moving-quickly-and-slowly/slow-and-moving-slowly/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Slow and moving slowly">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <script type='text/javascript'> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.que.push(function() { iaw.setExtraAdSlots(["ad_ringlinkslot"]); iaw.addPageCriteria("cdo_elvl", "B2"); }); } </script> <div id="ad_ringlinkslot"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.cmd.push(function () { iaw.display("ad_ringlinkslot"); }); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>FIRM</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_02', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moving" title="moving" rel="">moving</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/changing" title="changing" rel="">changing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suddenly" title="suddenly" rel="">suddenly</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">hold <span class="obj dobj">something</span> steady</span> <span class="eg deg">I'll <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hold" title="hold" rel="">hold</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boat" title="boat" rel="">boat</a> steady while you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/climb" title="climb" rel="">climb</a> in.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">hold steady</span> <span class="eg deg">Most <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rental" title="rental" rel="">rental</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="prices" rel="">prices</a> have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/held" title="held" rel="">held</a> steady this <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="year" rel="">year</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">steady relationship</span> <span class="eg deg">Young <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/assume" title="assume" rel="">assume</a> that if you are in a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relationship" title="relationship" rel="">relationship</a>, you don't have to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/worry" title="worry" rel="">worry</a> about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hiv" title="HIV" rel="">HIV</a>.</span></div> <div class="xref synonyms hax dxref-w lmt-25"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Synonyms</strong><div class="lcs lmt-10 lmb-20"> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/committed" title="meaning of committed" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">committed</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/dedicated" title="meaning of dedicated" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">dedicated</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="3"><a href="/dictionary/english/devoted" title="meaning of devoted" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">devoted</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="4"><a href="/dictionary/english/faithful" title="meaning of faithful" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">faithful</span> <span class="x-num dx-num">(LOYAL)</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="5"><a href="/dictionary/english/firm" title="meaning of firm" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">firm</span> <span class="x-num dx-num">(CERTAIN)</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="6"><a href="/dictionary/english/loyal" title="meaning of loyal" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">loyal</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="7"><a href="/dictionary/english/stalwart" title="meaning of stalwart" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">stalwart</span> <span class="x-num dx-num">(LOYAL)</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="8"><a href="/dictionary/english/staunch" title="meaning of staunch" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">staunch</span> </a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="9"><a href="/dictionary/english/steadfast" title="meaning of steadfast" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">steadfast</span> </a><span class="x-lab dx-lab"><span class="usage" title="Used in a positive way, to show that you have a good opinion of someone or something.">approving</span></span></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="10"><a href="/dictionary/english/true" title="meaning of true" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">true</span> <span class="x-num dx-num">(SINCERE)</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="11"><a href="/dictionary/english/unfaltering" title="meaning of unfaltering" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">unfaltering</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="12"><a href="/dictionary/english/unshakeable" title="meaning of unshakeable" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">unshakeable</span> </a><span class="x-lab dx-lab"><span class="usage" title="">mainly</span><span class="region" title="British English">UK</span></span></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="13"><a href="/dictionary/english/unswerving" title="meaning of unswerving" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">unswerving</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="14"><a href="/dictionary/english/unwavering" title="meaning of unwavering" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">unwavering</span></a></div></div></div><div class="daccord fs16"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples </header><div class="had daccord_b"><div class="daccord_lt"><a href="/thesaurus/articles/not-moving">not moving</a></div><div class="daccord_lb"><ul class="hul-u lmb-10 "><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/still">still</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Can't you just sit still for a moment?</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/motionless">motionless</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">He stood motionless when he saw the snake.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/not-move-a-muscle">not move a muscle</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">He sat there the whole time and didn't move a muscle.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/stock-still">stock-still</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">She stood stock-still as soon as she saw the bear.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/immobile">immobile</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">She sat immobile, wondering what to do next.</span></span></li></ul><a class="had tb" href="/thesaurus/articles/not-moving" title="See how to use these synonyms and their opposites."> See more results » </a></div></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div><div class="daccord fs16"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples </header><div class="had daccord_b"><div class="daccord_lt"><a href="/thesaurus/articles/staying-the-same">staying the same</a></div><div class="daccord_lb"><ul class="hul-u lmb-10 "><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/constant">constant</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Check to make sure your oven maintains a constant temperature.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/same">the same</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">You look exactly the same as you did ten years ago!</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/same-old-same-old">same old same old</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The Italian restaurant is under new management, but it's just the same old same old.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/unchanging">unchanging</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">His novel is about the unchanging nature of humanity.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/unchangeable">unchangeable</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The company's position on the matter is absolute and unchangeable. </span></span></li></ul><a class="had tb" href="/thesaurus/articles/staying-the-same" title="See how to use these synonyms and their opposites."> See more results » </a></div></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div> </div></div><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-2-2"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>steady job/work</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_10_panel"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_10_panel', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref C2">C2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/work" title="work" rel="">work</a> that is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/likely" title="likely" rel="">likely</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continue" title="continue" rel="">continue</a> for a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/long" title="long" rel="">long</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> and for which you will be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/paid" title="paid" rel="">paid</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/regularly" title="regularly" rel="">regularly</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Owning <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> own <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/home" title="home" rel="">home</a> and having a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a> will <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="help" rel="">help</a> when <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/apply" title="applying" rel="">applying</a> for a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loan" title="loan" rel="">loan</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><span class="dbtn"> <a class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb" href="/dictionary/english/steady-job-work" title="meaning of steady job/work"> See more </a></span></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/straight-and-regular/straight-even-and-level/" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Straight, even and level">Straight, even and level</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="be (as) flat as a pancake idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-as-flat-as-a-pancake?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">be (as) flat as a pancake</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="clean" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/clean?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">clean</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="clean-cut" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/clean-cut?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">clean-cut</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="cleanly" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cleanly?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">cleanly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="consistency" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/consistency?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">consistency</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="fine-grained" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fine-grained?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">fine-grained</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="flat" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flat?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">flat</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="plane" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plane?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">plane</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="relax" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relax?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">relax</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="rhythm" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rhythm?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">rhythm</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="seamless" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/seamless?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">seamless</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sleek" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sleek?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sleek</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sleekly" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sleekly?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sleekly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="smooth" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/smooth?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">smooth</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="straight" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/straight?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">straight</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="straightness" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/straightness?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">straightness</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="super-smooth" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/super-smooth?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">super-smooth</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="true" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/true?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">true</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ultra-smooth" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ultra-smooth?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ultra-smooth</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="unbranched" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unbranched?topic=straight-even-and-level "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">unbranched</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/straight-and-regular/straight-even-and-level/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Straight, even and level">See more results »</a> </div> <div class="lmt-20"> <p>You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:</p> <div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/changing-and-not-changing/keeping-and-staying-the-same/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Keeping and staying the same">Keeping and staying the same</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-3"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>CONTROLLED</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_03', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">under <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/control" title="control" rel="">control</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/voice" title="voice" rel="">voice</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/look" title="look" rel="">look</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gaze" title="gaze" rel="">gaze</a></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">steady nerves</span> <span class="eg deg">You need steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nerves" title="nerves" rel="">nerves</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drive" title="drive" rel="">drive</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/city" title="city" rel="">city</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/traffic" title="traffic" rel="">traffic</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">steady hand</span> <span class="eg deg">Painting these <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/small" title="small" rel="">small</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/detail" title="details" rel="">details</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needs" title="needs" rel="">needs</a> a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hand" title="hand" rel="">hand</a>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_04', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">used to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/describe" title="describe" rel="">describe</a> someone who can be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trusted" title="trusted" rel="">trusted</a> to show good <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/judgment" title="judgment" rel="">judgment</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/act" title="act" rel="">act</a> in a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reasonable" title="reasonable" rel="">reasonable</a> way: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/friend" title="friend" rel="">friend</a></span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/controlling/limiting-and-restricting/" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Limiting and restricting">Limiting and restricting</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="anti-libertarian" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/anti-libertarian?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">anti-libertarian</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="armlock" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/armlock?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">armlock</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="boundary" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boundary?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">boundary</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="box someone out phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/box-out?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">box <span class="obj">someone</span> out</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="box someone/something in phrasal verb" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/box-in?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">box <span class="obj">someone/something</span> in</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="crippling" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crippling?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">crippling</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="cripplingly" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cripplingly?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">cripplingly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="crowd" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crowd?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">crowd</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="curb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/curb?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">curb</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="curtail" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/curtail?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">curtail</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="keep ( herself ) to herself idiom" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/keep-to?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">keep (<span class="obj">herself</span>) to <span class="obj">herself</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="keep something down phrasal verb" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/keep-down?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">keep <span class="obj">something</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="limit" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/limit?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">limit</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="limitation" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/limitation?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">limitation</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="limitative" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/limitative?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">limitative</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="suffocatingly" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suffocatingly?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">suffocatingly</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tempered" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tempered?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">tempered</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tie someone down phrasal verb" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tie-down?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">tie <span class="obj">someone</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="tie someone up phrasal verb" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tie-up?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">tie <span class="obj">someone</span> up</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="uncrippled" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/uncrippled?topic=limiting-and-restricting "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">uncrippled</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/controlling/limiting-and-restricting/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Limiting and restricting">See more results »</a> </div> <div class="lmt-20"> <p>You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:</p> <div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/ability-and-experience/wise-and-sensible/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Wise and sensible">Wise and sensible</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script> </div> </div><div class="xref related_word hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Related word</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/steadiness" title="meaning of steadiness" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">steadiness</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class="xref idioms hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Idioms</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/go-steady-on" title="meaning of go steady on something" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">go steady on <span class="obj dobj">something</span></span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/steady-on" title="meaning of steady on!" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">steady on!</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fsteady&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fsteady&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cald4-2"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">steady</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio3" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio3.load(); audio3.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈsted.i</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio4" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/s/ste/stead/steady.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/s/ste/stead/steady.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio4.load(); audio4.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈsted.i</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-2-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="dgram">[T]</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>STOP MOVING</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_07"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_07', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to make something <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stop" title="stop" rel="">stop</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shaking" title="shaking" rel="">shaking</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moving" title="moving" rel="">moving</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">He <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wobble" title="wobbled" rel="">wobbled</a> around on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bike" title="bike" rel="">bike</a> and then steadied himself.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">He steadied his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rifle" title="rifle" rel="">rifle</a> on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wall" title="wall" rel="">wall</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fire" title="fired" rel="">fired</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/straight-and-regular/making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight/" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Making things more or less smooth or straight">Making things more or less smooth or straight</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bunch" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bunch?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bunch</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bunch (something) up phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bunch-up?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">bunch <span class="obj">(something)</span> up</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="coarsen" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/coarsen?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">coarsen</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="coarsening" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/coarsening?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">coarsening</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="creased" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/creased?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">creased</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="crinkle" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/crinkle?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">crinkle</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="flatten" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flatten?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">flatten</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="fold" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fold?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">fold</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="foldaway" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/foldaway?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">foldaway</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="folding" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/folding?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">folding</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="furl" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/furl?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">furl</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="grooming" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/grooming?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">grooming</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="interfold" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/interfold?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">interfold</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ruck (something) up phrasal verb" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ruck-up?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ruck <span class="obj">(something)</span> up</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ruffle" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ruffle?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">ruffle</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="rumple" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rumple?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">rumple</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="sandpaper" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sandpaper?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">sandpaper</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="screw" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/screw?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">screw</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="stabilizer" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stabilizer?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">stabilizer</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="wrinkle" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wrinkle?topic=making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">wrinkle</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/straight-and-regular/making-things-more-or-less-smooth-or-straight/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Making things more or less smooth or straight">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-2-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="dgram">[T]</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>CONTROL</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_08"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_08', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/become" title="become" rel="">become</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calm" title="calm" rel="">calm</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/controlled" title="controlled" rel="">controlled</a>, or to make someone do this: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Some <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> say that a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drink" title="drink" rel="">drink</a> will steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nerves" title="nerves" rel="">nerves</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/calm-and-quiet/calming-and-relaxing/" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Calming and relaxing">Calming and relaxing</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="appease" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/appease?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">appease</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="assuage" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/assuage?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">assuage</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="balls-to-the-wall" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/balls-to-the-wall?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">balls-to-the-wall</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bask" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bask?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bask</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bread" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bread?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bread</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="calm" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calm?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">calm</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="chill" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chill?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">chill</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="let/blow off steam idiom" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/let-blow-off-steam?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">let/blow off steam</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="lie down phrasal verb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lie-down?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">lie down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="lighten something up phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lighten-up?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">lighten <span class="obj">something</span> up</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="lull" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lull?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">lull</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="lull someone into something phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lull-into?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">lull <span class="obj">someone</span> into <span class="obj">something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="melt" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/melt?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">melt</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="relaxation" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relaxation?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">relaxation</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="self-soothe" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/self-soothe?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">self-soothe</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="settle" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/settle?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">settle</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="settle down phrasal verb" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/settle-down?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">settle down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shirt" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shirt?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">shirt</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="simmer" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/simmer?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">simmer</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="simmer down phrasal verb" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/simmer-down?topic=calming-and-relaxing "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">simmer down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/calm-and-quiet/calming-and-relaxing/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to steady in the topic Calming and relaxing">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fsteady&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fsteady&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cald4-3"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">steady</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective or other adverb.">adverb</span></div> <span class="lml--5"> <span class="ddivide "> </span> </span><span class="lab dlab"><span class="usage dusage">old-fashioned</span></span> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio5" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to 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lpl-1">ˈsted.i</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cald4-3-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cald4-3-1-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>go steady (with <span class="obj dobj">someone</span>)</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00031172_09_panel"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00031172_09_panel', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to have a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/romantic" title="romantic" rel="">romantic</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relationship" title="relationship" rel="">relationship</a> with one <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/person" title="person" rel="">person</a> for a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/long" title="long" rel="">long</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/period" title="period" rel="">period</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">She's been going steady with Mike for six <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/month" title="months" rel="">months</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div><span class="dbtn"> <a class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb" href="/dictionary/english/go-steady-with" title="meaning of go steady (with someone)"> See more </a></span></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>steady</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cacd" data-tab="ds-cacd" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>steady</b> | American Dictionary</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cacd-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">steady</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span></div> <div ></div><span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio7" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support 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data-wl-senseid="CACD_00017260_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00017260_01', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happening" title="happening" rel="">happening</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/developing" title="developing" rel="">developing</a> in a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gradual" title="gradual" rel="">gradual</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/regular" title="regular" rel="">regular</a> way over a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/period" title="period" rel="">period</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/improvement" title="improvement" rel="">improvement</a></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/growth" title="growth" rel="">growth</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/profit" title="profits" rel="">profits</a></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">His <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/recovery" title="recovery" rel="">recovery</a> has been <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/slow" title="slow" rel="">slow</a> but steady.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>NOT MOVING</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00017260_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00017260_02', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moving" title="moving" rel="">moving</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/changing" title="changing" rel="">changing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suddenly" title="suddenly" rel="">suddenly</a>; <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continuing" title="continuing" rel="">continuing</a> in the same <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/condition" title="condition" rel="">condition</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>/<a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relationship" title="relationship" rel="">relationship</a></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">I’ll <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hold" title="hold" rel="">hold</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boat" title="boat" rel="">boat</a> steady while you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/climb" title="climb" rel="">climb</a> in.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">We <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drove" title="drove" rel="">drove</a> at a steady 65 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mph" title="mph" rel="">mph</a> for most of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trip" title="trip" rel="">trip</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-3"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>CONTROLLED</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00017260_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00017260_03', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calm" title="calm" rel="">calm</a> and under <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/control" title="control" rel="">control</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/voice" title="voice" rel="">voice</a> was steady as she <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/describe" title="described" rel="">described</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accident" title="accident" rel="">accident</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_3' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_3'); });</script> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" 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class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/s/ste/stead/steady.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/s/ste/stead/steady.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio8.load(); audio8.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈsted·i</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-2-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>STOP MOVING</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00017260_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00017260_04', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">I/T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stop" title="stop" rel="">stop</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shaking" title="shaking" rel="">shaking</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moving" title="moving" rel="">moving</a>, or to make something do this: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">He <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wobble" title="wobbled" rel="">wobbled</a> a little on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bike" title="bike" rel="">bike</a> and then steadied himself.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">I</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stock" title="stock" rel="">stock</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/market" title="market" rel="">market</a> has steadied after a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sharp" title="sharp" rel="">sharp</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fall" title="fall" rel="">fall</a> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="prices" rel="">prices</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-2-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">steady</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>CONTROL</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00017260_05"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00017260_05', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">to make someone <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/calm" title="calm" rel="">calm</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">He took a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deep" title="deep" rel="">deep</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/breath" title="breath" rel="">breath</a> to steady his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nerves" title="nerves" rel="">nerves</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>steady</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cbed" data-tab="ds-cbed" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>steady</b> | Business English</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">steady</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes a noun or pronoun.">adjective</span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio9" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/uks/uksta/ukstaun015.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio9.load(); audio9.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈstedi</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio10" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/s/ste/stead/steady.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/s/ste/stead/steady.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio10.load(); audio10.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00016429_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00016429_01', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/continuing" title="continuing" rel="">continuing</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happen" title="happen" rel="">happen</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change" title="change" rel="">change</a> at a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gradual" title="gradual" rel="">gradual</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/regular" title="regular" rel="">regular</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rate" title="rate" rel="">rate</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">steady rise/growth/increase</span> <span class="eg deg">Retail <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sales" title="sales" rel="">sales</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/show" title="showed" rel="">showed</a> steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/growth" title="growth" rel="">growth</a> through 2010.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Orders for new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ship" title="ships" rel="">ships</a> are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rising" title="rising" rel="">rising</a>, after several <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="years" rel="">years</a> of <strong class="cl">steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decline" title="decline" rel="">decline</a></strong>. </span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plant" title="plant" rel="">plant</a> has made <strong class="cl">steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/progress" title="progress" rel="">progress</a></strong> in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lowering" title="lowering" rel="">lowering</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/production" title="production" rel="">production</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cost" title="costs" rel="">costs</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu"> steady flow/stream/trickle</span> <span class="eg deg">Over the last 10 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="years" rel="">years</a> he has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/produce" title="produced" rel="">produced</a> a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flow" title="flow" rel="">flow</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/successful" title="successful" rel="">successful</a> new <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/design" title="designs" rel="">designs</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00016429_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00016429_02', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fixed" title="fixed" rel="">fixed</a> and not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moving" title="moving" rel="">moving</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/changing" title="changing" rel="">changing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suddenly" title="suddenly" rel="">suddenly</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">hold/remain steady</span> <span class="eg deg">Most <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rental" title="rental" rel="">rental</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="prices" rel="">prices</a> have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/held" title="held" rel="">held</a> steady this <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/year" title="year" rel="">year</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">steady against sth</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dollar" title="dollar" rel="">dollar</a> was steady against the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yen" title="yen" rel="">yen</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">steady income/supply/revenue</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/annuity" title="annuity" rel="">annuity</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yield" title="yields" rel="">yields</a> a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/income" title="income" rel="">income</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-3"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00016429_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00016429_03', wotd: ' steady ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">a steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/likely" title="likely" rel="">likely</a> to last for a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/long" title="long" rel="">long</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/time" title="time" rel="">time</a> and not be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lost" title="lost" rel="">lost</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/suddenly" title="suddenly" rel="">suddenly</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/disability" title="disability" rel="">disability</a> makes it <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/difficult" title="difficult" rel="">difficult</a> for her to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/keep" title="keep" rel="">keep</a> a <strong class="cl">steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a></strong>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">If he <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/find" title="finds" rel="">finds</a> <strong class="cl">steady <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/work" title="work" rel="">work</a></strong>, his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/family" title="family" rel="">family</a> will <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/move" title="move" rel="">move</a> to the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/area" title="area" rel="">area</a> with him.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_4' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_4'); });</script> </div> </div><div class="pr runon drunon"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-4"></div><span class="runon-head drunon-head"><h3 class="runon-title drunon-title"><span class="w dw">steadiness</span></h3> <div class="pos-header dpos-h"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span> </div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>steady</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Business English Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Business English Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="examples" data-tab="ds-examples" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_examples"></div> <div id="dataset-example" data-tab="ds-example" role="tabpanel"> <div class="c_h"> <h2 class="c_hh">Examples <span class="tcl">of </span><span class="tb tci">steady</span></h2></div> <div class="lp-10"> <div class="h2 dhw dpos-h_hw lpt-5 lpb-10"> steady </div> <div class="degs had lbt lb-cm"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Oil has steadied, and even declined, as an economic driver. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585177" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585177', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> In particular, several respondents suggested that older people could be a supportive and steadying influence on young people. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585178" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585178', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The walking stick is there again, steadying the man who drags the wine cart. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585179" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585179', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> As soon as the rotameter was changed the bed rose rapidly but after some time it steadied itself to a constant head. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585180" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585180', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Friendship is seen as a spiritual comfort, steadying her spirit for its last journey. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585181" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585181', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The said carpenter was discovered on all fours, steadying with his breast the rickety structure above. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585182" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585182', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> I can be its steadying arm. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585183" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585183', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> With his left hand he eases the weight on the tump-line; with his right hand on the ground he steadies himself as he starts to rise. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585184" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585184', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> By contrast, employers in pastoral, industrial and urban areas with their steadier yearly rhythm of labour demand, had less self-interest in supporting people out of work. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585185" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585185', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> The mixture was stirred and the temperature recorded once the reading had steadied, with the thermometer in the middle and not the bottom of the ice. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585186" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585186', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> In aggregate then, the run-down of employment in foreign-owned plants was steadier than in domestic industry, reflecting more the international average of changes in the economy and productivity. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585187" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585187', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Another feature of the transition zone was that the energy supply for its reactions was steadier, more reliable and somewhat secured, as compared to the primordial organic world. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585188" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585188', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> In a <em>steady</em> vertical motion she was lightly brushing his face with an eagle- wing fan. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585189" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585189', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Despite <em>steady</em> improvements in antibiotic therapy and intensive care management during the past decade, mortality has remained close to 50%. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585190" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585190', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Man's ideas do not chart a <em>steady</em> progression towards some ultimate philosophical or scientific truth. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="5585191" data-dataset-id="5499879" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '5585191', dataset_id: '5499879' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="tc-w hax"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/steady" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb lmt-20"> See all examples of <span class="bold">steady</span> </a> </div> <div class="tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10 break"> These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="lmt-10 hax"> <a href="/pronunciation/english/steady" title="steady pronunciation in English" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bh tc-w tb pr"> <span class="hdib w95">What is the pronunciation of <em>steady</em>?</span> <i class="i i-angle-right iw tb pa pr0 pt0 lmt-5 lmr-20" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-25 lch0"> </div> </div> <div class="pr lcs bh">  <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations"></div> <div class="lc lc1 lc-m7-12 lp-20 lbb lbb0-m lbr-m lb-cn cdo-translations" id="translations"> <h2 class="h3 fs19 tn tc-w">Translations of <span class="tb">steady</span></h2>  <div class="lmb-10"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Traditional) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hant"> 逐漸的, 穩步的, 持續的… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Chinese (Traditional) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Simplified) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hans"> 逐渐的, 稳步的, 持续的… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Chinese (Simplified) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Spanish </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="es"> gradual, constante, seguro… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-spanish/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady Spanish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Portuguese </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pt"> constante, regular, firme… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-portuguese/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Portuguese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div>  <div amp-access="1=1"> <div class="lmb-5 pr"> <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations_down"></div> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <amp-state id="stateDictTrans"> <script type="application/json"> { "dataset": "", "dataset_text": "in more languages" } </script> </amp-state> </template> <amp-accordion id="accordEntryTrans" disable-session-states> <section> <header class="pr bt ca_h lpt-0 lpb-0 lpl-0 lpr-0"> <span class="hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bw tc-bd tn fs14"> <span [text]="stateDictTrans.dataset_text">in more languages</span> <i class="i i-chevron-down il tn pa pr0 pt0 lpt-5 lpr-15" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </header> <div class="bw lp-10 lpl-10 lmt-5"> <div class="lpl-2"> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'in Marathi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Marathi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'in Japanese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Japanese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'in Turkish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Turkish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'in French' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in French </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'in Catalan' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Catalan </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'in Dutch' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Dutch </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'in Tamil' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Tamil </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'in Hindi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Hindi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'in Gujarati' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Gujarati </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'in Danish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Danish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'in Swedish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Swedish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'in Malay' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Malay </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'in German' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in German </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'in Norwegian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Norwegian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'in Urdu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Urdu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'in Ukrainian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Ukrainian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'in Russian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Russian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'in Telugu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Telugu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'in Arabic' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Arabic </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'in Bengali' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Bengali </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'in Czech' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Czech </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'in Indonesian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Indonesian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'in Thai' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Thai </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'in Vietnamese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Vietnamese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'in Polish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Polish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'in Korean' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Korean </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'in Italian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Italian </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> <div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-marathi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="mr"> संथ, भक्कम, अविचल… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-marathi/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Marathi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-japanese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ja"> 着実な, 安定した, しっかりした… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-japanese/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Japanese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-turkish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="tr"> devamlı, sürekli, düzenli… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-turkish/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady Turkish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-french' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="fr"> régulier/-ière, constant/-ante, stable… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-french/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: French translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-catalan' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ca"> gradual, segur, ferm… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-catalan/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Catalan translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-dutch' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="nl"> vast, regelmatig, betrouwbaar… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-dutch/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Dutch translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-tamil' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ta"> திடீரென்று அல்லது எதிர்பாராத விதமாக அல்ல, மென்மையான, படிப்படியான மற்றும் வழக்கமான வழியில் நடக்கிறது… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-tamil/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Tamil translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-hindi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="hi"> धीरे-धीरे और नियमित रूप से होना, स्थिर, नियंत्रण में… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-hindi/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Hindi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-gujarati' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="gu"> સ્થિર, ક્રમિક અને નિયમિત બનો, નિયંત્રણ હેઠળ… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-gujarati/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Gujarati translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-danish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="da"> stabil, rolig, konstant… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-danish/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Danish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-swedish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="sv"> stadig, jämn, fast… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-swedish/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Swedish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-malaysian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ms"> mantap, tetap, tidak berubah… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-malaysian/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Malay translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-german' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="de"> sicher, gleichmäßig, unveränderlich… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-german/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: German translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-norwegian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="no"> jevn, stødig, fast… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-norwegian/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Norwegian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-urdu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ur"> یکساں, ایک سا, مسلسل… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-urdu/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Urdu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-ukrainian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="uk"> стійкий, міцний, рівний… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-ukrainian/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Ukrainian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-russian' ? 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'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="th"> มั่นคง, สม่ำเสมอ, ต่อเนื่อง… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-thai/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Thai translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-vietnamese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="vi"> vững vàng, vững chắc, đều đặn… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-vietnamese/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Vietnamese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-polish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pl"> stały, systematyczny, pewny… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-polish/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Polish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-korean' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ko"> 지속적인, 안정된, 고정된… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-korean/steady" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="steady: Korean translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-italian' ? 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onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">go steady (with <span class="obj">someone</span>)</span></span> <span class="pos">phrase</span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/steady-job-work" title="steady job/work phrase" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">steady job/work</span></span> <span class="pos">phrase</span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/steady-on" title="steady on! idiom" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">steady on!</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/steady-strong-nerves" title="steady/strong nerves phrase" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">steady/strong nerves</span></span> <span class="pos">phrase</span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/nerve" title="steady/strong nerves" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl7'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">steady/strong nerves</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/go-steady-on" title="go steady on something idiom" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">go steady on <span class="obj">something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/dictionary/english/ready-set-go" title="ready, steady, go!, at ready, set, go! idiom" class="moreResult" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'more-result-link')" > <span class='arl8'><span class="base"><span class="v haf">ready, steady, go!</span></span>, at <span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ready, set, go!</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/search/english/?q=steady" class="tb" onclick="sendGAEvent('more-result', 'see-all-meaning')" title="All meanings for steady in English" rel="nofollow"> See all meanings </a> </div> </section> <section> <header class="ca_h lpl-0" title="Meanings for “steady” in idioms in English"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Idioms and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b lpl-20 lpr-10 lpb-20"> <ul class="hax hul-u hul-u0 lmb-10"> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/go-steady-with" title="go steady (with someone) phrase"><span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">go steady (with <span class="obj">someone</span>)</span></span> <span class="pos">phrase</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/steady-job-work" title="steady job/work phrase"><span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">steady job/work</span></span> <span class="pos">phrase</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/steady-on" title="steady on! idiom"><span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">steady on!</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/steady-strong-nerves" title="steady/strong nerves phrase"><span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">steady/strong nerves</span></span> <span class="pos">phrase</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/go-steady-on" title="go steady on something idiom"><span class='arl6'><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">go steady on <span class="obj">something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span></span></a></li> <li><a href="/dictionary/english/ready-set-go" title="ready, steady, go!, at ready, set, go! idiom"><span class='arl8'><span class="base"><span class="v haf">ready, steady, 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'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp on' : 'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp'" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNav: { dict: !stateSidebarNav.dict } })"> <span class="pr hdb tb"> Dictionary <i class="i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarNav.dict ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNav.dict ? '' : 'hdn'"> <div class="lmb-0 lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-0 lpr-15 hp" [class]="stateSidebarNav.def ? 'pr hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp on' : 'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp'" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNav: { def: ! stateSidebarNav.def } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tb tcu">Definitions</span> <i class="i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarNav.def ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNav.def ? '' : 'hdn'"> <div class="han lpl-15 lpr-15 lmb-15"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break">Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English</div> <div class="fs16 lpt-5 lpb-3"><a href='/dictionary/english/'>English</a></div> <div class="fs16 lpt-5 lpb-3"><a href='/dictionary/learner-english/'>Learner’s Dictionary</a></div> <div class="fs16 lpt-5 lpb-3"><a href='/dictionary/essential-british-english/'>Essential British English</a></div> <div class="fs16 lpt-5 lpb-3"><a href='/dictionary/essential-american-english/'>Essential American English</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lmb-0 lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" [class]="stateSidebarNav.trans ? 'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp on' : 'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp'" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNav: { trans: ! stateSidebarNav.trans } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tb tcu">Translations</span> <i class="i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarNav.trans ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNav.trans ? '' : 'hdn'"> <div class="han lpl-15 lpr-15 lmb-15"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <div class="tb fs14 lpt-5 lpb-5 lmb-5"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarNavBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> Bilingual Dictionaries </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_simplified } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</a> <a href='/dictionary/chinese-simplified-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_simplified ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_traditional } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</a> <a href='/dictionary/chinese-traditional-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_traditional ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_dutch } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-dutch/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-dutch" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</a> <a href='/dictionary/dutch-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_dutch ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="dutch-english" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_french } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-french/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-french" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</a> <a href='/dictionary/french-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_french ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="french-english" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_german } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-german/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-german" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</a> <a href='/dictionary/german-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_german ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="german-english" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_indonesian } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-indonesian/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-indonesian" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</a> <a href='/dictionary/indonesian-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_indonesian ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="indonesian-english" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_italian } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-italian/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-italian" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</a> <a href='/dictionary/italian-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_italian ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="italian-english" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_japanese } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-japanese/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-japanese" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</a> <a href='/dictionary/japanese-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_japanese ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="japanese-english" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_norwegian } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-norwegian/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-norwegian" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</a> <a href='/dictionary/norwegian-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_norwegian ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="norwegian-english" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_polish } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-polish/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-polish" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</a> <a href='/dictionary/polish-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_polish ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="polish-english" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_portuguese } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-portuguese/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-portuguese" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</a> <a href='/dictionary/portuguese-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_portuguese ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="portuguese-english" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_spanish } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-spanish/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-spanish" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</a> <a href='/dictionary/spanish-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_spanish ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="spanish-english" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_swedish } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-swedish/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-swedish" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</a> <a href='/dictionary/swedish-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_swedish ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="swedish-english" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</a> </div> </div> <div class="han lpl-15 lpr-15 lmb-15"> <div class="tb fs14 lpt-5 lpb-5 lmb-5">Semi-bilingual Dictionaries</div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-arabic/' title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-bengali/' title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-catalan/' title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-czech/' title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-danish/' title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-gujarati/' title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-hindi/' title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-korean/' title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-malaysian/' title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-marathi/' title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-russian/' title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-tamil/' title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-telugu/' title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-thai/' title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-turkish/' title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-ukrainian/' title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-urdu/' title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu </a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <a href='/dictionary/english-vietnamese/' title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm hlh21"><a href="/translate/" class="hdb tb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15">Translate</a></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm hlh21"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/" class="hdb tb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15">Grammar</a></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm hlh21"><a href="/thesaurus/" class="hdb tb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15">Thesaurus</a></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm hlh21"><a href="/pronunciation/" class="hdb tb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15">Pronunciation</a></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm hlh21"><a href="/plus/" class="hdb tb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15">Cambridge Dictionary +Plus</a></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm hlh21"><a href="https://cambridgedictionaryshop.com/?utm_source=CDO&utm_medium=mainnav&utm_campaign=merchandise&utm_id=Experiments" target="_blank" class="hdb tb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 iwc-f9">Shop<sup class="fs6 i ibd i-external-link-alt"></a></div> <div class="hdn hdb-s lbb lb-cm hlh21 tc-bd"> <section amp-access="loggedIn"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" [class]="stateSidebarNav.login ? 'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp on' : 'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp'" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNav: { login: !stateSidebarNav.login } })"> <span class="pr hdb tb"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <i class="i i-user ibd fs16 hv-2 lpr-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{userName}} </template> <i class="i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarNav.login ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lmt--19' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lmt--19'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNav.login ? 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'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english', dataset_text: 'English', dataset_search: 'Search English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English" tabindex="0" title="English">English</span> <span data-dictCode="learner-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'learner-english', dataset_text: 'Learner’s Dictionary', dataset_search: 'Search Learner’s Dictionary', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Learner’s Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Learner’s Dictionary">Learner’s Dictionary</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-british-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-british-english', dataset_text: 'Essential British English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential British English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential British English" tabindex="0" title="Essential British English">Essential British English</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-american-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-american-english', dataset_text: 'Essential American English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential American English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential American English" tabindex="0" title="Essential American English">Essential American English</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { gram: ! stateSidebarDict.gram } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Grammar and thesaurus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="british-grammar" class="hp hdb" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'british-grammar', dataset_text: 'Grammar', dataset_search: 'Search Grammar', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Grammar" tabindex="0" title="Grammar">Grammar</span>  <span data-dictCode="thesaurus" class="hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'thesaurus', dataset_text: 'Thesaurus', dataset_search: 'Search Thesaurus', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Thesaurus" tabindex="0" title="Thesaurus">Thesaurus</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { pron: ! stateSidebarDict.pron } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Pronunciation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> British and American pronunciations with audio </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="pronunciation" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'pronunciation', dataset_text: 'English Pronunciation', dataset_search: 'Search English Pronunciation', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English Pronunciation" tabindex="0" title="English Pronunciation">English Pronunciation</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { trans: ! stateSidebarDict.trans } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Translation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarDictBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <div class="tb lmt-10 lmb-5">Bilingual Dictionaries</div> <ul class="hul-u tc-d fs16 lmb-15"> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'english-chinese-simplified' : 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-simplified', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-simplified-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-simplified', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'english-chinese-traditional' : 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-traditional', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-traditional-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-traditional', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'english-dutch' : 'dutch-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'English–Dutch' : 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'Search English–Dutch' : 'Search Dutch–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-dutch" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'English–Dutch', dataset_search: 'Search English–Dutch', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'dutch-english', datasetrev_text: 'Dutch–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Dutch–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Dutch Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</span> <span data-dictCode="dutch-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'dutch-english', dataset_text: 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: 'Search Dutch–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-dutch', datasetrev_text: 'English–Dutch', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Dutch'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Dutch-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_french }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'english-french' : 'french-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'English–French' : 'French–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'Search English–French' : 'Search French–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-french" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'English–French', dataset_search: 'Search English–French', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'french-english', datasetrev_text: 'French–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search French–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-French Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</span> <span data-dictCode="french-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'french-english', dataset_text: 'French–English', dataset_search: 'Search French–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-french', datasetrev_text: 'English–French', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–French'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to French-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_german }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'english-german' : 'german-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'English–German' : 'German–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'Search English–German' : 'Search German–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-german" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'English–German', dataset_search: 'Search English–German', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'german-english', datasetrev_text: 'German–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search German–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-German Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</span> <span data-dictCode="german-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'german-english', dataset_text: 'German–English', dataset_search: 'Search German–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-german', datasetrev_text: 'English–German', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–German'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to German-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'english-indonesian' : 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'English–Indonesian' : 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'Search English–Indonesian' : 'Search Indonesian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-indonesian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'English–Indonesian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Indonesian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'indonesian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Indonesian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Indonesian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Indonesian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</span> <span data-dictCode="indonesian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Indonesian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-indonesian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Indonesian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Indonesian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Indonesian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'english-italian' : 'italian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'English–Italian' : 'Italian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'Search English–Italian' : 'Search Italian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-italian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'English–Italian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Italian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'italian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Italian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Italian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</span> <span data-dictCode="italian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'italian-english', dataset_text: 'Italian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Italian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-italian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Italian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Italian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Italian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'english-japanese' : 'japanese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'English–Japanese' : 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'Search English–Japanese' : 'Search Japanese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-japanese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'English–Japanese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Japanese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'japanese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Japanese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Japanese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</span> <span data-dictCode="japanese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'japanese-english', dataset_text: 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Japanese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-japanese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Japanese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Japanese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Japanese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'english-norwegian' : 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'English–Norwegian' : 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'Search English–Norwegian' : 'Search Norwegian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-norwegian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'English–Norwegian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Norwegian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'norwegian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Norwegian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Norwegian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Norwegian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</span> <span data-dictCode="norwegian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Norwegian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-norwegian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Norwegian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Norwegian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Norwegian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'english-polish' : 'polish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'English–Polish' : 'Polish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'Search English–Polish' : 'Search Polish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-polish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'English–Polish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Polish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'polish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Polish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Polish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</span> <span data-dictCode="polish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'polish-english', dataset_text: 'Polish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Polish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-polish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Polish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Polish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Polish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'english-portuguese' : 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'English–Portuguese' : 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'Search English–Portuguese' : 'Search Portuguese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-portuguese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-portuguese', dataset_text: 'English–Portuguese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Portuguese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'portuguese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Portuguese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Portuguese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</span> <span data-dictCode="portuguese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Portuguese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-portuguese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Portuguese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Portuguese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Portuguese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'english-spanish' : 'spanish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'English–Spanish' : 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'Search English–Spanish' : 'Search Spanish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-spanish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-spanish', dataset_text: 'English–Spanish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Spanish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'spanish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Spanish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Spanish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Spanish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</span> <span data-dictCode="spanish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'spanish-english', dataset_text: 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Spanish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-spanish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Spanish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Spanish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Diccionario Español-inglés" tabindex="0" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'english-swedish' : 'swedish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'English–Swedish' : 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'Search English–Swedish' : 'Search Swedish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-swedish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'English–Swedish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Swedish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'swedish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Swedish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Swedish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Swedish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</span> <span data-dictCode="swedish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'swedish-english', dataset_text: 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Swedish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-swedish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Swedish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Swedish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Swedish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</span> </li> </ul> <div class="tb lmb-5">Semi-bilingual Dictionaries</div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english-arabic" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'English–Arabic', dataset_search: 'Search English–Arabic', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic</span> <span data-dictCode="english-bengali" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'English–Bengali', dataset_search: 'Search English–Bengali', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali</span> <span data-dictCode="english-catalan" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'English–Catalan', dataset_search: 'Search English–Catalan', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan</span> <span data-dictCode="english-czech" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'English–Czech', dataset_search: 'Search English–Czech', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Czech Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech</span> <span data-dictCode="english-danish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'English–Danish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Danish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Danish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-gujarati" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'English–Gujarati', dataset_search: 'Search English–Gujarati', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Gujarati Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati</span> <span data-dictCode="english-hindi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'English–Hindi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Hindi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Hindi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-korean" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'English–Korean', dataset_search: 'Search English–Korean', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean</span> <span data-dictCode="english-malaysian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'English–Malay', dataset_search: 'Search English–Malay', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Malay Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay</span> <span data-dictCode="english-marathi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'English–Marathi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Marathi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Marathi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-russian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'English–Russian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Russian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-tamil" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'English–Tamil', dataset_search: 'Search English–Tamil', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Tamil Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil</span> <span data-dictCode="english-telugu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'English–Telugu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Telugu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Telugu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-thai" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'English–Thai', dataset_search: 'Search English–Thai', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Thai Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai</span> <span data-dictCode="english-turkish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'English–Turkish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Turkish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri" tabindex="0" title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-ukrainian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'English–Ukrainian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Ukrainian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Ukrainian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-urdu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'English–Urdu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Urdu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Urdu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-vietnamese" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'English–Vietnamese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Vietnamese', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Vietnamese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { plus: ! stateSidebarDict.plus } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Dictionary +Plus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="wordlists" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'wordlists', dataset_text: 'Word Lists', dataset_search: 'Search Word Lists' } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Word Lists" tabindex="0" title="Word Lists">Word Lists</span> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarLang" layout="nodisplay" side="right" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cms han"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarLang.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <nav class="lp-s_t-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Choose your language </div> <div class="lp-15"> <span class="hax hdb pr"> <i class="i i-globe ibd fs16 hv0" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="lpl-2">English (UK) <span class="tb"> </span></span> </span> <div class="han hul-u lmt-10 lmb-0 lpl-20 hlh1_5"> <a href="/us/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="en-US" lang="en-US" class="hdb lmb-5">English (US)</a> <a href="/es/diccionario/ingles/steady" hreflang="es" lang="es" class="hdb lmb-5">Español</a> <a href="/ru/%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9/steady" hreflang="ru" lang="ru" class="hdb lmb-5">Русский</a> <a href="/pt/dicionario/ingles/steady" hreflang="pt" lang="pt" class="hdb lmb-5">Português</a> <a href="/de/worterbuch/englisch/steady" hreflang="de" lang="de" class="hdb lmb-5">Deutsch</a> <a href="/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/steady" hreflang="fr" lang="fr" class="hdb lmb-5">Français</a> <a href="/it/dizionario/inglese/steady" hreflang="it" lang="it" class="hdb lmb-5">Italiano</a> <a href="/zhs/%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AF%AD/steady" hreflang="zh-Hans" lang="zh-Hans" class="hdb lmb-5">中文 (简体)</a> <a href="/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/steady" hreflang="zh-Hant" lang="zh-Hant" class="hdb lmb-5">正體中文 (繁體)</a> <a href="/pl/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="pl" lang="pl" class="hdb lmb-5">Polski</a> <a href="/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/steady" hreflang="ko" lang="ko" class="hdb lmb-5">한국어</a> <a href="/tr/s%C3%B6zl%C3%BCk/ingilizce/steady" hreflang="tr" lang="tr" class="hdb lmb-5">Türkçe</a> <a href="/ja/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="ja" lang="ja" class="hdb lmb-5">日本語</a> <a href="/vi/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="vi" lang="vi" class="hdb lmb-5">Tiếng Việt</a> <a href="/nl/woordenboek/engels/steady" hreflang="nl" lang="nl" class="hdb lmb-5">Nederlands</a> <a href="/sv/ordbok/engelska/steady" hreflang="sv" lang="sv" class="hdb lmb-5">Svenska</a> <a href="/da/ordbog/engelsk/steady" hreflang="da" lang="da" class="hdb lmb-5">Dansk</a> <a href="/no/ordbok/engelsk/steady" hreflang="no" lang="no" class="hdb lmb-5">Norsk</a> <a href="/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80/steady" hreflang="hi" lang="hi" class="hdb lmb-5">हिंदी</a> <a href="/bn/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="bn" lang="bn" class="hdb lmb-5">বাঙ্গালি</a> <a href="/mr/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="mr" lang="mr" class="hdb lmb-5">मराठी</a> <a href="/gu/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="gu" lang="gu" class="hdb lmb-5">ગુજરાતી</a> <a href="/ta/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="ta" lang="ta" class="hdb lmb-5">தமிழ்</a> <a href="/te/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="te" lang="te" class="hdb lmb-5">తెలుగు</a> <a href="/uk/dictionary/english/steady" hreflang="uk" lang="uk" class="hdb lmb-5">Українська</a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarContentNav" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cm-fc lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarContentNav.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lpt-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Contents </div> <div id="navigation" class="dtoc"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarContentNav"><script type="application/json"> { "cald4": true ,"cald4_Adjective": true , "cald4_Verb": false , "cald4_Adverb": false , "cacd": false ,"cacd_Adjective": false , "cacd_Verb": false , "cbed": false ,"cbed_Adjective": false , "cbed_Noun": false , "examples": false , "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script></amp-state><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14 lmb-0 lbb lb-cm order-container"><li class="lbb lb-cm order-firstItem" data-dataset="cald4"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] } })"> English <i class=" i-minus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Adjective': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Adjective'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Adjective</span><i class=" i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Adjective'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" lpl-20 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Adjective'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Adjective" data-key-current="cald4_Adjective"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-1" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(GRADUAL)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-2" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(FIRM)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-2-2" title="steady job/work meaning "><span class="hw">steady job/work</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-3" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(CONTROLLED)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Adjective" data-key-current="cald4_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-2-1" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(STOP MOVING)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-2-2" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(CONTROL)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Adverb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Adverb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Adverb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Adverb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Adverb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Adjective" data-key-current="cald4_Adverb"><ul class="lmb-5"><li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-3-1" title="go steady (with someone) meaning "><span class="hw">go steady (with <span class="ti">someone</span>)</span></a></li></ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cacd"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] } })"> American <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd_Adjective': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Adjective'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Adjective</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Adjective'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Adjective'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Adjective" data-key-current="cacd_Adjective"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-1" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(GRADUAL)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-2" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(NOT MOVING)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-3" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(CONTROLLED)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Adjective" data-key-current="cacd_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-2-1" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(STOP MOVING)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-2-2" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span> <span class="alt gw">(CONTROL)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cbed"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] } })"> Business <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed_Adjective': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Adjective'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Adjective</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Adjective'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Adjective'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Adjective" data-key-current="cbed_Adjective"><ul class="lmb-5"><li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1" title="steady meaning "><span class="hw">steady</span></a></li></ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Adjective" data-key-current="cbed_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"><li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-4" title="steadiness meaning "><span class="hw">steadiness</span></a></li></ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_examples"> Examples </a></li></ul> </div> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14"> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="#dataset_translations" class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Translations </a> </li> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Grammar <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li class="lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> All translations <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordList"> <script type="application/json"> { "wordlist_id": "", "word": "", "wordlist": "", "dictCode": "english", "url": "", "expended": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordListItems" [src]="'/plus/getWordlists?foo=' + stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" credentials="include"> <script type="application/json"> [] </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarWordList" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f" amp-access-hide> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:formAddToWordlistNew.clear, formAddToWordlist.clear, sidebarWordList.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="NOT loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>To add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>steady</strong> to a word list please sign up or log in.</p> <div> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-up" class="boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd">Sign up</span> <span class="lpl-5 lpr-5">or</span> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in" class="bh hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb">Log in</span> </div> </div> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>Add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>steady</strong> to one of your lists below, or create a new one.</p> <div class="lp-10 lc1 lmb-10"> <form class="x" id="formAddToWordlistNew" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" target="_top" on="submit-success:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: event.response.wordlistId } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> <div> <div class="hfr"> <button type="submit" class="bo iwc iwc-40 hao lb0" aria-label="Create side bar" title="Create"> <i class="i i-check" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="hoh lpr-5"> <input type="text" name="name" class="ft fon pr pt0 hbr-20 lc1 lp-10 lpl-15" placeholder="New word list name" /> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="fs14 lpt-5 tc-err"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> <amp-list id="sideBarWordListLists" height="0" layout="fixed-height" items="." [height]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 195 : (stateSidebarWordListItems.length * 39)" [src]="stateSidebarWordListItems"> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lp-10 wordlist-row"> <span class="hdb hoh to-e tw-nw hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '{{id}}' } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> {{name}} </span> </div> </template> </amp-list> <div id="sideBarWordListListsOver" class="hao hp lmt-25" role="button" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { expended: 'true'}})" [class]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 'hao hp lmt-25' : 'hdn'"> <div class="fs14 boa hp lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10"> <i class="i i-chevron-down lmr-5 lpt-3 lpb-3" aria-hidden="true"></i> More </div> </div> <div class="had lmt-25 lpb-25">Go to your <a class='tb' href='/plus/wordlist'>word lists</a></div> <form id="formAddToWordlist" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" target="_top" on="submit-success:formAddToWordlistNew.clear,sidebarWordList.close,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '', word: event.response.word, wordlist: event.response.wordlist, url: event.response.url } })"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="dictCode" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.dictCode" /> <input type="hidden" name="senseId" [value]="stateGlobal.wlSenseId" /> <input type="hidden" name="wordlistId" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" /> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarEntryTellUs"> <script type="application/json"> { "example_id": "", "dataset_id": "", "success": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarEntryTellUs" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap: sidebarEntryTellUs.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lpr-25 lmb-25"> Tell us about this example sentence: </div> <form class="" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? 'hdn' : ''" id="formTellUs" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/putunga/report" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="dataset" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> <form class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? '' : 'hdn'" id="formTellUsDefinition" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/rate" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="rate" [value]="-1" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> </body> </html>

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