steeds
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
- Rhymes: -eːts
audio (file) - IPA(key): [steːts]
Adverb
steeds
- always, continually, all the time, every time, each time
- Hij is steeds aan het werken.
- He's working all the time.
- Hij is steeds aan het werken.
- increasingly, more and more, ever (+ comparative)
- Hij wordt steeds slimmer.
- He's growing increasingly smart.
- Hij wordt steeds slimmer.
Synonyms
- voortdurend
Derived terms
- nog steeds
- steeds weer