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# steadied

verb, past tense and past participle of «steady» (steady, steadies, steadied, steadying)

«steadied» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Made something stop shaking, wobbling or moving, so it is firm and still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#m1)
2. Became calm or regular again, like breathing or nerves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#m2)
3. Stopped going up and down and stayed about the same, like prices or a temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows someone keeping balance or calming down: «she steadied herself on the rail», «he steadied his nerves». In science and data it means a reading stopped changing much. Phrases: «steadied himself», «steadied the ladder», «steadied her nerves», «prices steadied».

### Examples

- She steadied herself on the rail as the boat rocked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x1)
- Dad steadied the ladder while I climbed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x2)
- He took a deep breath and steadied his nerves before the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x3)
- The nurse steadied the old man's arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x4)
- After the storm, the wind steadied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x5)
- Prices rose quickly and then steadied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x6)
- The boy steadied the wobbly table with a folded card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x7)
- Her breathing steadied after she sat down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: «steady» → «steadied», «steadies» (y becomes i), but «steadying» keeps the y. In graphs, «the number steadied» means the line becomes flat, so the value stays about the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «steadied» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steadied/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«steadied» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/steadied.html) on Mova free.