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stead

 
 
/sted/ noun

Translation

stand sb in good stead to be useful to someone in the future
faydalı olmak, işe yaramak; faydası dokunmak
The course will stand you in good stead.1912
(Definition of stead noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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