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English
Noun
steeds
- plural of steed
Dutch
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Adverb
steeds
- always, continually, all the time, every time, each time
Hij is steeds aan het werken.- He's working all the time.
- increasingly, more and more, ever (+ comparative)
Hij wordt steeds slimmer.- He's growing increasingly smart.
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