steeds

Adv

1. always, continually, all the time, every time, each time
2. increasingly, more and more, ever (+ comparative)

Adj

alternative form of stads

Pronounced as (IPA)

[steːts]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: stedes

Inherited from Old Dutch: *stādi

Cognate with German: stets

In summary

From Middle Dutch stedes, steeds, an adverbial genitive of stede (“steadfast, durable”), with umlaut from the more common stade, from Old Dutch *stādi, from Proto-Germanic *stēdi-.
Cognate with German stets.

Concepts

always

ever

invariably

evermore

forever

permanently

perpetually

momentarily

town

🏙️

processively

everytime

still

aye

Synonyms

altijd

immer

altoos

zuiver

louter

slechts

uitsluitend

ooit

voortdurend

steeds meer

in toenemende mate

gewoonlijk

meer en meer

Sentences

Hij was al dertig , maar schreef nog steeds iedere dag in zijn dagboek .

He was already thirty, but still wrote in his diary every day.

Ik vind dat wij een verstandig beleid hebben gevoerd en nog steeds voeren .

I think that we have conducted and we are continuing to conduct a wise policy.

Een kompas duidt steeds het noorden aan .

A compass always indicates the north.

De behandeling was pijnlijk maar de tatoeage werd steeds verder uitgewist.

The treatment was painful but the tattoo was increasingly erased.

Gelukkig wordt ons werk steeds concreter, wij nemen nu ook echte maatregelen .

Fortunately, our work is becoming increasingly more specific; we are now also taking real measures.

Voetbal is steeds meer een bedrijfstak geworden .

Football has increasingly become an industry.