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DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar
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steady

/ˈstɛdi/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈstɛdi/
steady
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
IPA vowel pattern
Ending
Final y vowel sound

stea - dy -> steady

Myanmar meaning

(adj) မြဲမြံ

Full entry

steady /'stedi / adj (-ier, -iest)

၁။ မြဲမြံသော။ တည်ငြိမ်သော။ ငြိမ်သော။ ခိုင်သော။ hold the camera steady ❍ a steady gaze ❍ He's not very steady on his legs after his illness. ❍ Such fine work requires a good eye and a steady hand. ❍ She was trembling with excitement but she kept her voice steady. Compare UNSTEADY
၂။ ပုံမှန်။ မှန်မှန်။
steady progress/improvement ❍ a steady increase in the number of people unemployed ❍ I've been getting a steady stream of letters on this subject.
၃။ ပုံမှန်။ မှန်မှန်။ မှန်တမ်း။ အတည်[ဖြစ်သော]။ move at a steady pace ❍ steady breathing
❍ a steady job/income ❍ If you drive at a steady 50 miles an hour you will use less petrol. ❍ (dated ) a steady boyfriend/girlfriend (ie with whom one has a serious relationship or one that has lasted for some time).
၄။ တည်ကြည်သော။ စိတ်ချရသော။ a steady young man ❍ a steady worker.
v (pt, pp steadied ) တည်ငြိမ်သည်။ ဟန်လိုက်သည်။ ထိန်းထိန်း သိမ်းသိမ်း ရှိသည်။ Prices are steadying. ❍ He thought he was going to fall and put a hand out to steady himself. ❍ She had a drink to steady her nerves. ❍ Her elder sister is a steadying influence on her.
❏ go steady (with sb) [IDM ] (dated infml ) ပုံမှန်တွဲသည်။ Are Tony and Jane going steady?
❏ steadily /'stedÇli / adv မှန်မှန်။ မရပ်မနား။ တဖြည်းဖြည်းပို၍။ work steadily ❍ Prices are rising steadily. ❍ The situation got steadily worse. steadiness n [U]
❏ steady (on)! [IDM ] (Brit infml ) သတိထားပါဦး။ ဖြည်းဖြည်းပေါ့။ Steady on! You can't say things like that about someone you've never met.

More examples
  • Hold the torch steady so I can see better.
  • [steady hand] : You have to have a steady hand to be a surgeon.
  • [steady gaze/look] : She brought her eyes up to meet his steady gaze.
  • Slow but steady progress has been made towards concluding the deal.
  • [steady growth/increase/rise] : The company hopes to see a steady increase in car sales this year.
  • [steady stream/flow] : A steady stream of people came to our grand opening.
  • [steady rhythm/rate/pace] : She listened to the steady rhythm of his breathing as he slept.
  • Casey was always a steady worker.
  • [steady work/job/income] : It wasn’t easy to find steady work in the city.
  • Rachel was silent, watching him steadily.
  • The pain steadily increased in intensity.
Synonyms
stable, firm, fixed, solid, sturdy, sound, secure, balanced, abiding, allegiant, ardent, beau, boyfriend, brick-wall, calm, ceaseless, certain, changeless, collected, composed, confirmed, consistent, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, cool, date, dependable, durable, enduring, equable, escort, eternal, even, faithful, fast, fiancé, fix, habitual, immovable, imperturbable, incessant, intense, levelheaded, liege, loyal, male friend, mate, never-ending, never-failing, nonstop, partner, patterned, perpetual, persistent, poised, regular, relentless, reliable, reserved, resolute, rhythmic, safe, sedate, self-possessed, sensible, serene, serious-minded, set, set in stone, settled, single-minded, sober, solid as a rock, stabile, stabilize, staid, staunch, steadfast, steady-going, strengthen, substantial, suitor, support, sure, unbroken, unchangeable, unchanging, unexcitable, unfaltering, unfluctuating, uniform, uninterrupted, unqualified, unquestioning, unremitting, unruffled, unshaken, unswerving, unvarying, unwavering, wholehearted
Antonyms
agitated, broken, ceasing, different, discontinuous, ending, excitable, excited, flexible, friendly, imbalanced, inconsistent, inconstant, indefinite, intermittent, interrupted, irregular, irresponsible, movable, moving, rickety, soft, stopping, undependable, undermine, unfaithful, unfixed, unreliable, unstable, unsteady, untrustworthy, upset, varying, vulnerable, weak, wobbly
Cross references
stablefirmfixedsolidsturdysoundsecurebalancedabidingallegiantardentbeauboyfriendbrick-wallcalmceaselesscertainchangelesscollectedcomposedconfirmedconsistentconstantcontinualcontinuingcontinuouscooldate
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