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Meaning steep meaning
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Synonyms steep synonyms
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Conjugation steep conjugation
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steep · verb
Present I steep
Positive I steep
Singular
1st person I steep
2nd person you steep
3rd person he/she/it steeps
Plural
1st person we steep
2nd person you steep
3rd person they steep
Negative I don't steep
Singular
1st person I don't steep I do not steep
2nd person you don't steep you do not steep
3rd person he/she/it doesn't steep he/she/it does not steep
Plural
1st person we don't steep we do not steep
2nd person you don't steep you do not steep
3rd person they don't steep they do not steep
Question do I steep?
Singular
1st person do I steep?
2nd person do you steep?
3rd person does he/she/it steep?
Plural
1st person do we steep?
2nd person do you steep?
3rd person do they steep?
Negative question don't I steep?
Singular
1st person don't I steep? do I not steep?
2nd person don't you steep? do you not steep?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it steep? does he/she/it not steep?
Plural
1st person don't we steep? do we not steep?
2nd person don't you steep? do you not steep?
3rd person don't they steep? do they not steep?
Past I steeped
Positive I steeped
Singular
1st person I steeped
2nd person you steeped
3rd person he/she/it steeped
Plural
1st person we steeped
2nd person you steeped
3rd person they steeped
Negative I didn't steep
Singular
1st person I didn't steep I did not steep
2nd person you didn't steep you did not steep
3rd person he/she/it didn't steep he/she/it did not steep
Plural
1st person we didn't steep we did not steep
2nd person you didn't steep you did not steep
3rd person they didn't steep they did not steep
Question did I steep?
Singular
1st person did I steep?
2nd person did you steep?
3rd person did he/she/it steep?
Plural
1st person did we steep?
2nd person did you steep?
3rd person did they steep?
Negative question didn't I steep?
Singular
1st person didn't I steep? did I not steep?
2nd person didn't you steep? did you not steep?
3rd person didn't he/she/it steep? did he/she/it not steep?
Plural
1st person didn't we steep? did we not steep?
2nd person didn't you steep? did you not steep?
3rd person didn't they steep? did they not steep?
Future I'll steep
Positive I'll steep
Singular
1st person I'll steep I will steep
2nd person you'll steep you will steep
3rd person he/she/it'll steep he/she/it will steep
Plural
1st person we'll steep we will steep
2nd person you'll steep you will steep
3rd person they'll steep they will steep
Negative I won't steep
Singular
1st person I won't steep I will not steep
2nd person you won't steep you will not steep
3rd person he/she/it won't steep he/she/it will not steep
Plural
1st person we won't steep we will not steep
2nd person you won't steep you will not steep
3rd person they won't steep they will not steep
Question will I steep?
Singular
1st person will I steep?
2nd person will you steep?
3rd person will he/she/it steep?
Plural
1st person will we steep?
2nd person will you steep?
3rd person will they steep?
Negative question won't I steep?
Singular
1st person won't I steep? will I not steep?
2nd person won't you steep? will you not steep?
3rd person won't he/she/it steep? will he/she/it not steep?
Plural
1st person won't we steep? will we not steep?
2nd person won't you steep? will you not steep?
3rd person won't they steep? will they not steep?
Conditional I'd steep
Positive I'd steep
Singular
1st person I'd steep I would steep
2nd person you'd steep you would steep
3rd person he/she/it'd steep he/she/it would steep
Plural
1st person we'd steep we would steep
2nd person you'd steep you would steep
3rd person they'd steep they would steep
Negative I wouldn't steep
Singular
1st person I wouldn't steep I would not steep
2nd person you wouldn't steep you would not steep
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't steep he/she/it would not steep
Plural
1st person we wouldn't steep we would not steep
2nd person you wouldn't steep you would not steep
3rd person they wouldn't steep they would not steep
Question would I steep?
Singular
1st person would I steep?
2nd person would you steep?
3rd person would he/she/it steep?
Plural
1st person would we steep?
2nd person would you steep?
3rd person would they steep?
Negative question wouldn't I steep?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I steep? would I not steep?
2nd person wouldn't you steep? would you not steep?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it steep? would he/she/it not steep?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we steep? would we not steep?
2nd person wouldn't you steep? would you not steep?
3rd person wouldn't they steep? would they not steep?
Present continuous I'm steeping
Positive I'm steeping
Singular
1st person I'm steeping I am steeping
2nd person you're steeping you are steeping
3rd person he/she/it's steeping he/she/it is steeping
Plural
1st person we're steeping we are steeping
2nd person you're steeping you are steeping
3rd person they're steeping they are steeping
Negative I'm not steeping
Singular
1st person I'm not steeping I am not steeping
2nd person you aren't steeping you're not steeping you are not steeping
3rd person he/she/it isn't steeping he/she/it's not steeping he/she/it is not steeping
Plural
1st person we aren't steeping we're not steeping we are not steeping
2nd person you aren't steeping you're not steeping you are not steeping
3rd person they aren't steeping they're not steeping they are not steeping
Question am I steeping?
Singular
1st person am I steeping?
2nd person are you steeping?
3rd person is he/she/it steeping?
Plural
1st person are we steeping?
2nd person are you steeping?
3rd person are they steeping?
Negative question aren't I steeping?
Singular
1st person aren't I steeping? am I not steeping?
2nd person aren't you steeping? are you not steeping?
3rd person isn't he/she/it steeping? is he/she/it not steeping?
Plural
1st person aren't we steeping? are we not steeping?
2nd person aren't you steeping? are you not steeping?
3rd person aren't they steeping? are they not steeping?
Past continuous I was steeping
Positive I was steeping
Singular
1st person I was steeping
2nd person you were steeping
3rd person he/she/it was steeping
Plural
1st person we were steeping
2nd person you were steeping
3rd person they were steeping
Negative I wasn't steeping
Singular
1st person I wasn't steeping I was not steeping
2nd person you weren't steeping you were not steeping
3rd person he/she/it wasn't steeping he/she/it was not steeping
Plural
1st person we weren't steeping we were not steeping
2nd person you weren't steeping you were not steeping
3rd person they weren't steeping they were not steeping
Question was I steeping?
Singular
1st person was I steeping?
2nd person were you steeping?
3rd person was he/she/it steeping?
Plural
1st person were we steeping?
2nd person were you steeping?
3rd person were they steeping?
Negative question wasn't I steeping?
Singular
1st person wasn't I steeping? was I not steeping?
2nd person weren't you steeping? were you not steeping?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it steeping? was he/she/it not steeping?
Plural
1st person weren't we steeping? were we not steeping?
2nd person weren't you steeping? were you not steeping?
3rd person weren't they steeping? were they not steeping?
Future continuous I'll be steeping
Positive I'll be steeping
Singular
1st person I'll be steeping I will be steeping
2nd person you'll be steeping you will be steeping
3rd person he/she/it'll be steeping he/she/it will be steeping
Plural
1st person we'll be steeping we will be steeping
2nd person you'll be steeping you will be steeping
3rd person they'll be steeping they will be steeping
Negative I won't be steeping
Singular
1st person I won't be steeping I will not be steeping
2nd person you won't be steeping you will not be steeping
3rd person he/she/it won't be steeping he/she/it will not be steeping
Plural
1st person we won't be steeping we will not be steeping
2nd person you won't be steeping you will not be steeping
3rd person they won't be steeping they will not be steeping
Question will I be steeping?
Singular
1st person will I be steeping?
2nd person will you be steeping?
3rd person will he/she/it be steeping?
Plural
1st person will we be steeping?
2nd person will you be steeping?
3rd person will they be steeping?
Negative question won't I be steeping?
Singular
1st person won't I be steeping? will I not be steeping?
2nd person won't you be steeping? will you not be steeping?
3rd person won't he/she/it be steeping? will he/she/it not be steeping?
Plural
1st person won't we be steeping? will we not be steeping?
2nd person won't you be steeping? will you not be steeping?
3rd person won't they be steeping? will they not be steeping?
Conditional continuous I'd be steeping
Positive I'd be steeping
Singular
1st person I'd be steeping I would be steeping
2nd person you'd be steeping you would be steeping
3rd person he/she/it'd be steeping he/she/it would be steeping
Plural
1st person we'd be steeping we would be steeping
2nd person you'd be steeping you would be steeping
3rd person they'd be steeping they would be steeping
Negative I wouldn't be steeping
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be steeping I would not be steeping
2nd person you wouldn't be steeping you would not be steeping
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be steeping he/she/it would not be steeping
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be steeping we would not be steeping
2nd person you wouldn't be steeping you would not be steeping
3rd person they wouldn't be steeping they would not be steeping
Question would I be steeping?
Singular
1st person would I be steeping?
2nd person would you be steeping?
3rd person would he/she/it be steeping?
Plural
1st person would we be steeping?
2nd person would you be steeping?
3rd person would they be steeping?
Negative question wouldn't I be steeping?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be steeping? would I not be steeping?
2nd person wouldn't you be steeping? would you not be steeping?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be steeping? would he/she/it not be steeping?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be steeping? would we not be steeping?
2nd person wouldn't you be steeping? would you not be steeping?
3rd person wouldn't they be steeping? would they not be steeping?
Present perfect I've steeped
Positive I've steeped
Singular
1st person I've steeped I have steeped
2nd person you've steeped you have steeped
3rd person he/she/it's steeped he/she/it has steeped
Plural
1st person we've steeped we have steeped
2nd person you've steeped you have steeped
3rd person they've steeped they have steeped
Negative I haven't steeped
Singular
1st person I haven't steeped I have not steeped
2nd person you haven't steeped you have not steeped
3rd person he/she/it hasn't steeped he/she/it has not steeped
Plural
1st person we haven't steeped we have not steeped
2nd person you haven't steeped you have not steeped
3rd person they haven't steeped they have not steeped
Question have I steeped?
Singular
1st person have I steeped?
2nd person have you steeped?
3rd person has he/she/it steeped?
Plural
1st person have we steeped?
2nd person have you steeped?
3rd person have they steeped?
Negative question haven't I steeped?
Singular
1st person haven't I steeped? have I not steeped?
2nd person haven't you steeped? have you not steeped?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it steeped? has he/she/it not steeped?
Plural
1st person haven't we steeped? have we not steeped?
2nd person haven't you steeped? have you not steeped?
3rd person haven't they steeped? have they not steeped?
Past perfect I had steeped
Positive I had steeped
Singular
1st person I had steeped
2nd person you had steeped
3rd person he/she/it had steeped
Plural
1st person we had steeped
2nd person you had steeped
3rd person they had steeped
Negative I hadn't steeped
Singular
1st person I hadn't steeped I had not steeped
2nd person you hadn't steeped you had not steeped
3rd person he/she/it hadn't steeped he/she/it had not steeped
Plural
1st person we hadn't steeped we had not steeped
2nd person you hadn't steeped you had not steeped
3rd person they hadn't steeped they had not steeped
Question had I steeped?
Singular
1st person had I steeped?
2nd person had you steeped?
3rd person had he/she/it steeped?
Plural
1st person had we steeped?
2nd person had you steeped?
3rd person had they steeped?
Negative question hadn't I steeped?
Singular
1st person hadn't I steeped? had I not steeped?
2nd person hadn't you steeped? had you not steeped?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it steeped? had he/she/it not steeped?
Plural
1st person hadn't we steeped? had we not steeped?
2nd person hadn't you steeped? had you not steeped?
3rd person hadn't they steeped? had they not steeped?
Future perfect I'll have steeped
Positive I'll have steeped
Singular
1st person I'll have steeped I will have steeped
2nd person you'll have steeped you will have steeped
3rd person he/she/it'll have steeped he/she/it will have steeped
Plural
1st person we'll have steeped we will have steeped
2nd person you'll have steeped you will have steeped
3rd person they'll have steeped they will have steeped
Negative I won't have steeped
Singular
1st person I won't have steeped I will not have steeped
2nd person you won't have steeped you will not have steeped
3rd person he/she/it won't have steeped he/she/it will not have steeped
Plural
1st person we won't have steeped we will not have steeped
2nd person you won't have steeped you will not have steeped
3rd person they won't have steeped they will not have steeped
Question +'ll I have steeped?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have steeped? will I have steeped?
2nd person +'ll you have steeped? will you have steeped?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have steeped? will he/she/it have steeped?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have steeped? will we have steeped?
2nd person +'ll you have steeped? will you have steeped?
3rd person +'ll they have steeped? will they have steeped?
Negative question won't I have steeped?
Singular
1st person won't I have steeped? will I not have steeped?
2nd person won't you have steeped? will you not have steeped?
3rd person won't he/she/it have steeped? will he/she/it not have steeped?
Plural
1st person won't we have steeped? will we not have steeped?
2nd person won't you have steeped? will you not have steeped?
3rd person won't they have steeped? will they not have steeped?
Conditional perfect I'd have steeped
Positive I'd have steeped
Singular
1st person I'd have steeped I would have steeped
2nd person you'd have steeped you would have steeped
3rd person he/she/it'd have steeped he/she/it would have steeped
Plural
1st person we'd have steeped we would have steeped
2nd person you'd have steeped you would have steeped
3rd person they'd have steeped they would have steeped
Negative I wouldn't have steeped
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have steeped I would not have steeped
2nd person you wouldn't have steeped you would not have steeped
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have steeped he/she/it would not have steeped
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have steeped we would not have steeped
2nd person you wouldn't have steeped you would not have steeped
3rd person they wouldn't have steeped they would not have steeped
Question would I have steeped?
Singular
1st person would I have steeped?
2nd person would you have steeped?
3rd person would he/she/it have steeped?
Plural
1st person would we have steeped?
2nd person would you have steeped?
3rd person would they have steeped?
Negative question wouldn't I have steeped?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have steeped? would I not have steeped?
2nd person wouldn't you have steeped? would you not have steeped?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have steeped? would he/she/it not have steeped?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have steeped? would we not have steeped?
2nd person wouldn't you have steeped? would you not have steeped?
3rd person wouldn't they have steeped? would they not have steeped?
Imperative steep!
Positive
you steep!
we let's steep!
Negative
you don't steep!
we let's not steep!
Examples steep examples
How do I use steep in a sentence?
Simple sentences
The area is surrounded by steep mountains.
We climbed up the steep mountain.
The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.
We were climbing up the steep mountain.
The 80m-high cliffs, steep from every angle, appear uninviting, even menacing.
The right riverside is steep.
To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.
Watch your step. The stairs are steep.
He stared at the steep slope.
The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
We climbed a steep slope.
The climb will be steep and difficult.
Climbing that steep mountain is a physical impossibility.
The road from the bus station to Tom's house is very steep.
It's a very steep slope.
Movie subtitles
He originally intended for the tea to be removed and brewed traditionally, but I have discovered that it is far more efficient to steep the tea inside the perforated bag.
I'm not sure I can ride such a steep hill.
Down steep slopes to the valley of the Batuecas inhabited by a solitary monk and his maid.
This happens from time to time on the steep slopes.
It's like the road out in front of my house. lt's on a steep hill.
Looks a little steep. What do you think?
Well, up past it into them chinkapins, then you travel up the steep hill, down past the deer lick into them low, big gaps.
Those back stairs are steep.
They're too steep and rickety. They ought to be fixed.
The path before us is so steep.
Those big wagons with trailers on that steep and narrow road?
But, good my brother, do not, as some ungracious pastors do, show me the steep and thorny way to heaven whilst, like a puffed and reckless libertine himself the primrose path of dalliance treads. and minds not his own creed.
And a steep cliff behind.
Those stairs are steep.
Like the road in front of my house, on a steep hill.
The wild pigeons that brood among the steep cliffs have lost all shyness against us.
They're too steep and rickety.
And a steep cliff behind it.
It's too steep up here.
Wait a minute. Those stairs are steep.
I'm glad to be able to walk in the woods again. - It will get very steep.
There are steep valleys in there that take your breath away.
Too steep for me.
Slap on a steep cover charge to keep out the riffraff.
The hospital cost a fortune. and the furniture payments are pretty steep, too.
No, that's too steep for me.
It just means I can't climb stairs that are too steep or go to high places like the bar at the Top of the Mark.
Goat meat is only eaten when a goat dies. This happens from time to time on the steep slopes.
You know, on account of the steep hills.
Your stairs are steep to climb.
I wish he'd made them less steep.
It's a pretty steep buy-in.
Right. That's not too steep, for you?
Better keep stopping to cool them off, if the road isn't too steep.
What if the road is too steep?
But these last seven. came at a steep price.
That's pretty steep.
News and current affairs
The origins of Argentina's crisis date back to decisions taken in 1991, in the fight to contain the steep inflation that marked the death throes of the military junta.
The bubble has now burst, and these economies are heading into a steep recession.
If implemented now, steep rate cuts can still have a significant positive effect.
A more likely culprit for the steep price decline is a combination of the shale-energy revolution in the US and the sharp slowdown in Chinese growth.
In Britain, by contrast, we are now seeing a steep intensification of political controversy, not about enlargement (even though it is unpopular), but about the question of membership of the single currency.
And the flipside of the decline in wage and salaries - a steep rise in the proportion of national income accounted for by corporate profits - has not resulted in booming investment.
But, given the combination of massive monetary support, a now-neutral fiscal stance, a steep fall in oil prices, and a depreciated euro, it is the least we could expect, and it will bring per capita GDP back only to its 2008 level.
Rice paddies need to be constantly flooded, and, because they are often located on steep slopes, this leads to significant runoff of fertilizers and sediment.
Steep decline in Japan's stock and real estate markets at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s left many financial bankruptcies and a weak banking system filled with bad loans.
But there was a steep political price to pay.
Securing 60 votes is a steep hill to climb.
At some point in the future, there will thus need to be steep increases in tax collections, sharp cuts in public spending, or both, to correct Bush's actions.
Many Europeans bought into the US stock market at its peak in 1999 and 2000, only to find themselves selling at steep discounts after the collapse of 2001.
Hundreds of millions more live in fragile habitats on the steep slopes of mountains, or in semi-deserts, or in rain-fed regions where crops fail regularly when rain doesn't arrive.
What is stoppable is the steep rise in Asia's reliance on fossil fuels.
Regulators have proposed steep hikes: a Bank of England study, for example, suggested a more than three-fold increase.
But the steep fall in the value of Italian and Spanish banks' holdings of government debt, combined with mounting bad loans as a result of recessions exacerbated by punitive borrowing costs, is forcing the banks to rein in business lending further.
At Tiger Leaping Gorge, where a mere 100,000 residents will have to be relocated, residents fear that they will be ordered to move up the steep mountainsides to open marginal land at 6,000 to 9,000 feet.
Unfortunately, as those aspirations are addressed, the economy has entered a steep decline, jeopardizing one of the revolution's main goals, namely improvement in Egyptians' living standards and welfare.
Risky projects are at a steep discount today, because the private-sector financial market's risk tolerance has collapsed.
Moreover, the Chinese renminbi is experiencing a fairly steep real appreciation, as inflation in China is rising much more rapidly than in the US or the eurozone.
Now, with serious congestion slowing traffic in major cities to a crawl, the land gradient in housing prices is steep once again.
The situation is a bit fairer today, but Cameron still has a steep hill to climb if he is to win.
Disinflation, when necessary, cannot be as steep.
The budget deficit is now the largest in the EU, and public debt has ballooned, as the government has struggled to compensate for the steep drop in revenues.