steady

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Then if you get stuck, be patient and steady.

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Quick take

a person loved by another person

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of steady gathered in one view.

noun

a person loved by another person

verb

make steady; "steady yourself"

verb

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for steady.

noun

a person loved by another person

verb

make steady; "steady yourself"

verb

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

adjective

not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"

adjective

not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm"

adjective

securely in position; not shaky; "held the ladder steady"

adjective

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adjective

relating to a person who does something regularly; "a regular customer"; "a steady drinker"

adjective

not easily excited or upset; "steady nerves"

adverb

in a steady manner; "he could still walk steadily"

Example sentences

Then if you get stuck, be patient and steady.

I've had steady passive income for the past 8 years of my life.

And in doing so you might find that the steady ones, the one that did everything they were told, might end up being the ones that have the most.

Pouring billions in and getting steady results out is something that sounds easy, but really isn't, from what I've seen of it.

I'm very disturbed by the steady erosion of ownership that has been happening for the past few years.

For some people, going without a steady income is to truly be without a safety net and risk having to sleep in a shelter.

Visitors will be able to walk around them and admire their antique workmanship as they obliviously continue their steady journey.

One thing to consider is if Vringo is bankrolled by a steady $200+million revenue stream, they are most likely going to turn around and use that money to buy up patents all over the place.

[1]But after China's slow and steady media campaign, it has somehow become widely reported as 'disputed territory'.

"Much like Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday," Java's slow-but-steady patch schedule is designed to give enterprise customers time to properly test the fixes before deploying them.

There is a monthly minimum fee for the first few months the service ramps up, but for all of these contracts the percentage of billing fees is designed to exceed the monthly minimum in a steady state.

It takes time and discipline, not preparing effectively usually means you'll end up going slower or being injured, and it's all about a steady incremental process that builds up into something great.

"Halmos recounts a story told by Nicholas Metropolis, concerning the speed of von Neumann's calculations, when somebody asked von Neumann to solve the famous fly puzzle: Two bicyclists start twenty miles apart and head toward each other, each going at a steady rate of 10 mph.

At the same time a fly that travels at a steady 15 mph starts from the front wheel of the southbound bicycle and flies to the front wheel of the northbound one, then turns around and flies to the front wheel of the southbound one again, and continues in this manner till he is crushed between the two front wheels.