steel
verb/stiːl/
/stiːl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they steel | /stiːl/ /stiːl/ |
| he / she / it steels | /stiːlz/ /stiːlz/ |
| past simple steeled | /stiːld/ /stiːld/ |
| past participle steeled | /stiːld/ /stiːld/ |
| -ing form steeling | /ˈstiːlɪŋ/ /ˈstiːlɪŋ/ |
- to prepare yourself to deal with something unpleasant
- steel yourself (for/against something) As she waited, she steeled herself for disappointment.
- steel yourself to do something He steeled himself to tell them the truth.
Homophones steal | steelsteal steel/stiːl//stiːl/- steal verb
- Lock your bike up so that nobody can steal it.
- steal noun
- It could be the biggest steal in financial history.
- steel noun
- The best kitchen knives are made from stainless steel.
- steel verb
- They had to steel themselves to watch their cherished work being destroyed.
Word OriginOld English stȳle, stēli, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staal, German Stahl, also to the noun stay sense (2). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
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