Stead

Today let's learn a new word, stead! [Transcript: Hi and welcome to Let’s Word Up! Each day we post a word of the day to help you improve your English language skills. Today’s word of the day is stead. Nouns are words that we use to name things. It can be a person, a place, a thing, an idea or concept. Therefore, stead is a noun. A stead is the place or role that someone or something should have or fill. An example of the word stead used in a sentence would be: He was arrested for committing fraud and I was promoted to run the company in his stead. Or, She was selected to play in his stead while he recovered from injury. Synonyms: place, role, position, station, slot. Thank you for listening, we hope that you found it helpful and interesting. Until next time.]