steady

steady
stead|y1 W3 [ˈstedi] adj
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1¦(continuous)¦
2¦(not moving)¦
3 steady job/work/income
4¦(voice/look)¦
5¦(person)¦
6 steady boyfriend/girlfriend
7 steady relationship
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[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: stead]
1.) ¦(CONTINUOUS)¦
continuing or developing gradually or without stopping, and not likely to change
▪ Paul is making steady progress.
▪ a steady rain
hold/remain steady
▪ Employment is holding steady at 96%.
steady stream/flow/trickle etc
▪ a steady stream of traffic
2.) ¦(NOT MOVING)¦
firmly held in a particular position and not moving or shaking
→↑stable
hold/keep sth steady
▪ Keep the camera steady while you take a picture.
▪ It takes a steady hand to perform surgery.
3.) steady job/work/income
a job or work that will definitely continue over a long period of time
▪ It's hard to find a steady, well-paying job.
4.) ¦(VOICE/LOOK)¦
if someone's voice is steady, or they look at you in a steady way, they seem calm and do not stop speaking or looking at you
▪ There were tears in her eyes, but her voice was steady.
▪ He could not meet Connor's steady gaze.
5.) ¦(PERSON)¦
someone who is steady is sensible and you can depend on them
▪ a steady worker
6.) steady boyfriend/girlfriend
someone that you have been having a romantic relationship with for a long time
7.) steady relationship
a serious and strong relationship that continues for a long time
>steadily adv
▪ The company's exports have grown steadily .
▪ debt was increasingly steadily
>steadiness n [U]
steady 2
steady2 v past tense and past participle steadied present participle steadying third person singular steadies
1.) [I and T]
to hold someone or something so they become more balanced or controlled, or to become more balanced or controlled
steady yourself
▪ He reached the chair and steadied himself.
▪ The plane steadied, and the passengers relaxed.
2.)
to stop increasing or decreasing and remain about the same
▪ The dollar has steadied after early losses on the money markets.
3.) [I and T]
to become calmer, or to make someone do this
▪ Tamar took a deep breath to steady her nerves .
▪ Jess is a steadying influence on the rest of the team.
steady 3
steady3 [i]adv
go steady (with sb)
to have a long regular romantic relationship with someone
steady 4
steady4 plural steadies
n
AmE old-fashioned informal a ↑boyfriend or ↑girlfriend that someone has been having a romantic relationship with
steady 5
steady5 interjection
1.) used when you want to tell someone to be careful or not to cause an accident
▪ Steady! You nearly knocked me over.
2.) Steady on!
BrE informal used when you think that what someone is saying or doing is too extreme
▪ Steady on! That bottle's got to last all night.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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