stet

English

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Etymology

From the Latin stet (“let it stand”).

Noun

stet (plural stets)

1. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain. This is usually marked by writing and circling the word stet above or beside the unwanted edit and underscoring the selection with dashes or dots. Alternatively, a circled checkmark may be used in the margin.

Verb

stet (third-person singular simple present stets, present participle stetting, simple past and past participle stetted)

1. The act of marking previously edited material “stet” to indicate that something previously marked for change should remain as is.

   Stet that colon.

See also

• stet docket
• stet processus

Anagrams

• sett, test, Test

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German

Adjective

stet (not comparable)

1. steady
2. constant, continuous
3. perpetual

Declension

    Declension of stet

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist stet	sie ist stet	es ist stet	sie sind stet
strong declension (without article)	nominative	steter	stete	stetes	stete
	genitive	steten	steter	steten	steter
	dative	stetem	steter	stetem	steten
	accusative	steten	stete	stetes	stete
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der stete	die stete	das stete	die steten
	genitive	des steten	der steten	des steten	der steten
	dative	dem steten	der steten	dem steten	den steten
	accusative	den steten	die stete	das stete	die steten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein steter	eine stete	ein stetes	(keine) steten
	genitive	eines steten	einer steten	eines steten	(keiner) steten
	dative	einem steten	einer steten	einem steten	(keinen) steten
	accusative	einen steten	eine stete	ein stetes	(keine) steten

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Latin

Verb

stet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of stō
   1. "may he (she, it) stand"
   2. "may he (she, it) stay, may he (she, it) remain"

Related terms

• stare
• statio
• status