stead

n.

1. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another.
2. Advantage; service; purpose: "His personal relationship with the electorate stands in good stead" (John Sears).

tr.v., stead·ed, stead·ing, steads.

To be of advantage or service to; benefit.

[Middle English stede, from Old English.]

noun

The function or position customarily occupied by another: place. Archaic lieu. See place, substitute.

IN BRIEF: Advantage or service.

Her knowledge of the Russian language stood her in good stead.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  Synonyms: position, place, lieu

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sted
v. tr. - støtte

idioms:

• in someone's stead    i en andens sted, som stedfortræder
• stand someone in good stead    være god hjælp for en, komme en til god nytte

Nederlands (Dutch)
plaats

Français (French)
n. - place
v. tr. - aider ou être utile

idioms:

• in someone's stead    à la place de qn
• stand someone in good stead    être fort utile à qn

Deutsch (German)
n. - Statt, Stelle, Nutzen
v. - helfen

idioms:

• in someone's stead    an jmds. Stelle
• stand someone in good stead    jmdm. zustatten kommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναπληρούμενη θέση ή αξίωμα
v. - ωφελώ

idioms:

• in someone's stead    σε αντικατάσταση κάποιου, στη θέση κάποιου
• stand someone in good stead    βγάζω κάποιον ασπροπρόσωπο

Italiano (Italian)
vece

idioms:

• in someone's stead    fare le veci di
• stand someone in good stead    essere di aiuto a

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lugar (m)

idioms:

• in someone's stead    no lugar de alguém
• stand someone in good stead    ser útil

Русский (Russian)
земельная собственность, ферма, земельный участок, место

idioms:

• in someone's stead    вместо кого-л.
• stand someone in good stead    оказаться полезным кому-л., сослужить кому-л. службу

Español (Spanish)
n. - utilidad, sitio, lugar, vez
v. tr. - ser servicial

idioms:

• in someone's stead    en lugar de alguien, de algo
• stand someone in good stead    ser muy útil a alguien

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ställe, i mitt ställe
v. - nytta, fördel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
代替, 用处, 接替, 利益, 对...有利

idioms:

• in someone's stead    代替某人
• stand someone in good stead    给某人好处, 对某人有利

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 代替, 用處, 接替, 利益
v. tr. - 對...有利

idioms:

• in someone's stead    代替某人
• stand someone in good stead    給某人好處, 對某人有利

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (사람, 물건의) 대신, 도움, 소재지
v. tr. - ~에 도움이 되다, 이익이 되다

idioms:

• in someone's stead    아무의 대신에, 대리로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 代わり, 助け, 利益, 代理

idioms:

• in someone's stead    代わりに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محل, موضع, بدل (فعل) نفع, أفاد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקום‬
v. tr. - ‮הועיל ל-‬

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