Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to steady
Participle: steadied
Gerund: steadying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | steady |
| you | steady |
| he;she;it | steadies |
| we | steady |
| you | steady |
| they | steady |
Perfect
| I | have steadied |
| you | have steadied |
| he;she;it | has steadied |
| we | have steadied |
| you | have steadied |
| they | have steadied |
Past
| I | steadied |
| you | steadied |
| he;she;it | steadied |
| we | steadied |
| you | steadied |
| they | steadied |
Pluperfect
| I | had steadied |
| you | had steadied |
| he;she;it | had steadied |
| we | had steadied |
| you | had steadied |
| they | had steadied |
Future
| I | will steady |
| you | will steady |
| he;she;it | will steady |
| we | will steady |
| you | will steady |
| they | will steady |
Future Perfect
| I | will have steadied |
| you | will have steadied |
| he;she;it | will have steadied |
| we | will have steadied |
| you | will have steadied |
| they | will have steadied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | steady |
| you | steady |
| he;she;it | steady |
| we | steady |
| you | steady |
| they | steady |
Perfect
| I | have steadied |
| you | have steadied |
| he;she;it | have steadied |
| we | have steadied |
| you | have steadied |
| they | have steadied |
Imperfect
| I | steadied |
| you | steadied |
| he;she;it | steadied |
| we | steadied |
| you | steadied |
| they | steadied |
Pluperfect
| I | had steadied |
| you | had steadied |
| he;she;it | had steadied |
| we | had steadied |
| you | had steadied |
| they | had steadied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would steady |
| you | would steady |
| he;she;it | would steady |
| we | would steady |
| you | would steady |
| they | would steady |
Perfect
| I | would have steadied |
| you | would have steadied |
| he;she;it | would have steadied |
| we | would have steadied |
| you | would have steadied |
| they | would have steadied |
Imperative
| you | steady |
| we | Let's steady |
| you | steady |
Verbs conjugated like 'steady'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'steady'
stead,
steddy,
ready,
snead,
speedy,
stay,
steak,
steal,
steam,
stean,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English stedy, studi, stidiȝ, perhaps continuing Old English stæþþiġ, ġestæþþiġ (“steadfast, stable, firm, staid”), equivalent to stead + -y; or calquing Middle Low German or Middle Dutch stēdig. Cognate with Saterland Frisian stoadig (“steady”), West Frisian stadich (“slow”), Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, German stätig, stetig.
2. Compare also Old English ġestedegian (“to bring to a standstill”) and Dutch steeds (“more and more”).
3. Adjective sense 8 is a semantic loan from Singapore Hokkien 在 (chāi, “confident, skilled”, literally “steady”).
Sample Sentences
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I took a drink to steady my nerves.
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The ship steadied in the air. Another spray of ballast came, heavier than the last. [2010, Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan:]