idiom · informal
go steady
UK/ɡəʊ ˈstedi/US/ɡoʊ ˈstedi/go STEA·dy
speaking
to be in a steady, committed romantic relationship
Examples
“When I was at school they used to go steady for years.”
“They decided to go steady after dating for six months.”
“Back then, going steady meant you didn't see other people.”
Band 8 sentence
“After months of casual dating they finally agreed to go steady and promised not to see other people.”
Collocations
- go steady with someone
- decide to go steady
Word family
go steady with phrasal verbsteady adjective
Common mistakes
I go steady him.→I go steady with him.
We go steady each other.→We go steady with each other.
We are go steady.→We go steady.
Say it for a higher band
5date→6go out with→7+go steady
Synonyms
be in a relationship
be exclusive
Easily confused
go out with
“They used to go out with each other at university but never went steady.”
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