step
/stɛp/ verb A1- To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
- To don with a stepping action. · He stepped into his pants.
- To walk; to go (on foot, especially) a little distance. · Come one, come all. Step right up!· The convention roared as the president stepped to the podium.
- To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- To dance.
- To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- To set, as the foot.
- To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
He/she/it steps · Past stepped · Past participle stepped · -ing form stepping
Verb forms
- Base form
- step
- He/she/it
- steps
- Past
- stepped
- Past participle
- stepped
- -ing form
- stepping
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- step aside To move out of the way of somebody or something.
- step back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, ...
- step down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, ...
- step forward to take one or more steps forward, especially in response...
- step in To act as a replacement or substitute.
- step into To take or assume a role.
- step off To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space),...
- step on To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its ...
- step out To exit a place on foot, often for a short time.
- step over To relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; st...
- step up To assume or take responsibility.
- step up To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or mo...
From the library
An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
“I cannot inform you, but you will be duly acquainted with the reasons that have rendered such a step necessary at the preliminary examination.”
She moved with the light, free step of an Arlesienne or an Andalusian.
Danglars retreated a step or two.
Other matches
- step An advance or movement made from one foot to th... A2
- step A stepchild. C2
- step aside To move out of the way of somebody or something.
- step back Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- step down Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- step forward to take one or more steps forward, especially i...
- step in To act as a replacement or substitute.
- step into To take or assume a role.
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