Antonyms for go steady
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sted-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɛd i |
Definition of go steady
Origin :- 1520s (replacing earlier steadfast), from stead + adjectival suffix -y (2), perhaps on model of Middle Dutch, Middle Low German stadig. Old English had stæððig "grave, serious," and stedig "barren," but neither seems to be the direct source of the modern word. Old Norse cognate stoðugr "steady, stable" was closer in sense.
- Originally of things; of persons or minds from c.1600. Meaning "working at an even rate" is first recorded in 1540s. Steady progress is etymologically a contradiction in terms. Steady state first attested 1885; as a cosmological theory (propounded by Bondi, Gold, and Hoyle), it is attested from 1948.
- As in woo : verb seek as romantic partner
- As in court : verb fawn over, pay attention to
- As in date : verb see person socially
- “But I expect Dick thinks it was worth his while to have to go steady,” said Cresswell.
- Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
- Not to try and run, not to break out of a walk; to go steady, and yet keep ahead!
- Extract from : « Saint's Progress » by John Galsworthy
- He says, 'Be careful, you, of the water-pot; go steady with your syringe.
- Extract from : « Rest Harrow » by Maurice Hewlett
- This puts the minx entirely in my power; le tour est joué; she will now go steady in harness, or I will know the reason why.
- Extract from : « Prince Otto » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- By riding slow, I mean taking a pull about three or four lengths from the fence, and getting your horse to go steady and look.
- Extract from : « The Sportswoman's Library, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Various
- This puts the minx entirely in my power; le tour est jou; she will now go steady in harness, or I will know the reason why.
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- However, I determined to go steady, and I crept up to a dark thorn-bush and stood still.
- Extract from : « At Suvla Bay » by John Hargrave
Synonyms for go steady
- address
- aim for
- allure
- ask in marriage
- associate with
- attend
- attract
- beg
- beseech
- bid
- bill and coo
- bootlick
- butter up
- captivate
- caress
- charm
- chase
- consort with
- court
- cultivate
- curry favor
- date
- deuce it
- entice
- entreat
- escort
- fix up
- flatter
- follow
- gallant
- go around together
- go around with
- go out with
- go steady
- go together
- go with
- grovel
- importune
- invite
- keep company
- keep company with
- make a date
- make advances
- make love
- make love to
- make overture
- make time with
- pander to
- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- please
- pop the question
- praise
- press one's suit with
- propose
- pursue
- run after
- rush
- see
- seek
- seek in marriage
- seek the hand of
- serenade
- set one's cap
- set one's cap for
- solicit
- spark
- spoon
- step around
- sue
- sweetheart
- take out
- woo
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