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steen

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for steen.

Editorial note

What looks like stagnation to Steen is actually [1] Matz’s remarkable foresight that provided stability and developer happiness.

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Quick take

A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

verb

Alternative form of stean. [To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.]

noun

Alternative form of stean. [A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for steen.

noun

A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

verb

Alternative form of stean. [To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.]

noun

Alternative form of stean. [A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.]

noun

(South Africa) Chenin blanc, a variety of white wine.

Example sentences

1

What looks like stagnation to Steen is actually [1] Matz’s remarkable foresight that provided stability and developer happiness.

2

This 32-minute workout by Tracy Steen is a fantastic way to elevate your fitness.

3

Van Steen is also there and very active.

4

Timmons, Steen Knudsen, Tuomo Rankinen, Lauren G.

5

In Dutch we say paper-rock-scissors (blad-steen-schaar).

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Upon learning the true form of Gödel's theorem (in the way that Steen presented it), I was enormously gratified to hear that it asserted no such thing; for it established, instead, that the powers of human reason could not be limited to any accepted preassigned system of formalized rules.

Quote examples

1

There the first one in the surname is always capitalized: "Willy Van der Steen" and "Mr.

2

I remember Berenstein myself, probably owing to the fact that that's how we pronounced it ("steen") and when I first encountered them, I couldn't read.

3

I would have said "steen schaar papier" (rock scissors paper).

4

I suggest Steen and Tanenbaum, which explains exactly-once semantics in distributed systems in a careful and thorough way (though this particular book doesn't say "delivery", unlike many others.

Proper noun examples

1

Steen’s not wrong that Python evolved and Ruby moved slower, but he’s wrong to call Ruby stagnant or irrelevant.

2

> sell at supermarkets in Ireland or the UK At least in London there are many shops now that sell bread that at least looks like bread (Ole & Steen, Gail's,...).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use steen in a sentence?

What looks like stagnation to Steen is actually [1] Matz’s remarkable foresight that provided stability and developer happiness.

What does steen mean?

A surname from Germanic, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

What part of speech is steen?

steen is commonly used as noun, verb.