steadied
part of speech
verb, past tense and past participle of «steady» (steady, steadies, steadied, steadying)
meaning for a pupil
1) Made something stop shaking, wobbling or moving, so it is firm and still. tree →
2) Became calm or regular again, like breathing or nerves. tree →
3) Stopped going up and down and stayed about the same, like prices or a temperature. tree →
sense 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 →
- Dad steadied the ladder while I climbed. tree →
- He took a deep breath and steadied his nerves before the race. tree →
- The nurse steadied the old man's arm. tree →
- After the storm, the wind steadied. tree →
- Prices rose quickly and then steadied. tree →
- The boy steadied the wobbly table with a folded card. tree →
- Her breathing steadied after she sat down. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «steadied» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.