stand in good stead
noun
1.
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute: The nephew of the queen came in her stead.
2.
Obsolete. a place or locality.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 3.
to be of service, advantage, or avail to.
4.
stand in good stead, to be useful to, especially in a critical situation: Your experience will stand you in good stead.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English stede; cognate with German Stätte place; akin to German Stadt, Old Norse stathr, Gothic staths, Greek stásis (see stasis); (v.) Middle English steden, derivative of the noun
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English stede; cognate with German Stätte place; akin to German Stadt, Old Norse stathr, Gothic staths, Greek stásis (see stasis); (v.) Middle English steden, derivative of the noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | rare ( |
| 2. | stand someone in good stead to be useful or of good service to (someone) |
| —vb | |
| 3. | archaic (tr) to help or benefit |
| [Old English stede; related to Old Norse stathr place, Old High German stat place, Latin statiō a standing, statim immediately] | |
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| —n | |
| Christina (Ellen). 1902--83, Australian novelist. Her works include Seven Poor Men of Sydney (1934), The Man who Loved Children (1940), and Cotters' England (1966) | |
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Word Origin & History
stead
O.E. stede "place, position, standing, delay," related to standan "to stand," from P.Gmc. *stadiz (cf. O.S. stedi, O.N. staðr, Swed. stad, Du. stede "place," O.H.G. stat, Ger. Stadt "town," Goth. staþs "place"), from PIE *stetis-, from base *ste-/*sta- "to stand" (see
stet). Now chiefly in compounds or phrases. Steadfast is from O.E. stedefæst "secure in position," from stede + fæst "firmly fixed" (see fast).
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Idioms & Phrases
stand in good stead
Be extremely useful, as in That umbrella stood me in good stead on our trip; it rained every day. [c. 1300]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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