steeds

steeds

1. plural of steed

• IPA^(key): /steːts/
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [steːts]
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [steɪ̯ts]
• Rhymes: -eːts

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From Middle Dutch stedes, steeds, an adverbial genitive of stede (“steadfast, durable”), with umlaut from the more common stade, from Old Dutch *stādi, from Proto-Germanic *stēdi-.

Cognate with German stets.

steeds

1. always, continually, all the time, every time, each time

   Hij is steeds aan het werken.

   He's working all the time.

2. increasingly, more and more, ever (+ comparative)

   Hij wordt steeds slimmer.

   He's growing increasingly smart.

steeds (comparative steedser, superlative meest steeds or steedst)

1. alternative form of stads