stets

English

Verb

stets

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stet

Anagrams

• TESTs, Tests, setts, tests

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stetes, from Proto-Germanic *stēdi-; cognate with Dutch steeds. Synchronically analyzed as an adverbial formation stet (“steady, constant”) +‎ -s; see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃteːts/

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Adverb

stets

1. (formal, literary) always; constantly; the whole time (very often)

   Synonyms: immer, dauernd, ständig

2. (formal, literary) every time (whenever some precondition is given)

   Synonyms: immer, jedes Mal

3. (formal, literary, less common) always (at all times without exception)

   Synonyms: immer, (dated) allzeit

Related terms

• stet
• stetig

Further reading

• “stets” in Duden online
• “stets” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache