# steads

Pronunciation: say "STEDZ" /stɛdz/

## Noun

1. Plural of stead, rare; in their stead is usual even with more than one person. — plural of stead
   - Simple: Plural of stead. It is rare: people usually say in their stead, even about more than one person.
   - _When both coaches got sick, their assistants ran practice in their steads._
   - _The senators could not attend, so they sent aides in their steads._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of stead. *(obsolete)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of stead
   - Simple: The form of stead used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

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