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step English

Meaning step meaning

What does step mean?
Definitions in simple English

step Verb

— When you step, you move one foot. When you walk, you step many times. If you step on the ant, it will be dead.

step Noun

— A step is a movement of the foot Take one step forward to win the game. — A step is one of several actions or processes taken to achieve a goal. Heating the oven is one step needed to bake bread. — A step is a surface used to walk upwards. Most often there are several steps, one above the other. One must walk up the steps to get to the top of the building.

step

— noun (= measure) any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal the situation called for strong measures the police took steps to reduce crime — verb shift or move by taking a step step back — noun (= pace) the distance covered by a step he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig — noun the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down he walked with unsteady steps — verb (= tread) put down or press the foot, place the foot For fools rush in where angels fear to tread step on the brake — noun support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway he paused on the bottom step — noun (= gradation) relative position in a graded series always a step behind subtle gradations in color keep in step with the fashions — noun a short distance it's only a step to the drugstore — verb move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation She stepped into a life of luxury he won't step into his father's footsteps — noun a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed — verb walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner step over to the blackboard — verb move with one's feet in a specific manner step lively — verb furnish with steps The architect wants to step the terrace — verb place (a ship's mast) in its step — verb cause (a computer) to execute a single command — noun a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance he taught them the waltz step — verb (= pace) measure (distances) by pacing step off ten yards — noun (= tone) a musical interval of two semitones — noun (= footprint) a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window — noun (= footstep) the sound of a step of someone walking he heard footsteps on the porch — verb (= abuse) treat badly This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead

Synonyms step synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as step?

step English » English

pace tread stride stair walk footstep stage measure gait rung move phase take a step go action level footprint order grade gradation tread on step on stamp stairs procedure footfall foot degree advance walking travel trample tone steps sequence rank proceed movement footmark deed dance act whole tone whole step treadle transgress transfer terrace take/make a step straddle

Topics step topics

What do people use step to talk about?
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk
Work and occupation Working with buildings Parts of a building

Floor, story
Work and occupation

Tool
Grammar Very

Partly
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly
Physical actions Move

Accompany
Social behavior Social activity

Dance
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
States Big

Long
States Big

Measure

Conjugation step conjugation

How do you conjugate step?

step · verb

Examples step examples

How do I use step in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Don't step on the broken glass.
I can't walk another step.
Every step was difficult for her.
Every step was difficult for him.
You need to take a step back from the daily grind.
Step on it!
I cannot dance one single step of Salsa.
Your success depends on whether you pass the STEP examination or not.
Watch your step in going down the stairs.
One step further, and you will fall into an abyss.
You must learn step by step.
Move a step, and you'll be a dead man!
Watch your step in dark alleys.
Another step, and you would have fallen down the stairs.
One more step, and you'll be a dead man.
You have to study English step by step.
The first step is as good as half over.
A single step, and you will fall over the cliff.
Another step, and you will fall down the precipice.
Please step back.
Step aside.

Movie subtitles

And step forward when your name is called.
This was the time for me to step up So then why was I so scared?
If Kepler does find Earth-like planets, this method of sampling will bring us one step closer to understanding how many habitable homes are in our galaxy.
When I saw that look in his eyes, I just felt that I needed to take a step back.
If you want to come in, you should step on me first!
Frankly speaking, who would step forward? They can be harrassed by Lord Choi!
Who would dare to step forward?
If you step forward here and get beaten by them, your whole body would be beaten to pieces, so how would you handle that?
On the plus side, we've totally been living In the bamboo forest, so at least It's a step up for someone, right?
According to this, it is a very simple - 72-step process. - 72-step process.
I know what the next step is for us.
You said that you were ready for the next step, so let's do it.
Please step away from the car.
Aren't you going to step over?
Well, then, I guess it's about time for me to step up.
Step back, you reek.
If you want me to read you the letter, step back.
Never wore a brassiere; Always a bounce in her step.
And as Sir Archie took another step, the pike plunged into Elsalill's heart.
All who enjoyed their soup, step forward!
Step back!
Step outside and say that.
You just open the door, step outside, and there you are.
I'll just step over and see what they got to say.
Okay, step on that board, Mama.
We've gotta watch our step.
Why do rich men on the west side wear ties but workers don't? Step right up, folks.
We spend all of our time trying to keep one step ahead of all the teachers.
That's why you should let her step forward.
But, I was once shaken. When you said that you would step down, and when you stopped me from coming here.
I'm totally useless. my first major step went wrong.
Tonight we're going to take it in turns to step up to the front and show all the other Cubs our Treasures From Home.
Never wore a brassiere, always a bounce in her step.
Ola Glomgaarden suffered greatly because of the separation from Berit, but due to his stubbornness he could not take the first step.
Well, step this way and I'll see what I can do for you.
Step this way, boys.
Step right this way, boy.
Anybody else? Step right this way.

News and current affairs

Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and other major oil companies should step forward and help to fund the necessary cleanup, ushering in a new era of responsibility.
That would be a disastrous step.
But we can take it a step further back: people's income is lower and their jobs are insecure because they were not spending a short time ago - and so on, backwards in time, in a repeating feedback loop.
Still, the general principle seems like an important step towards fiscal sanity.
But greater transparency and a more systematic independent evaluation of government policies could be a very helpful step towards solving the perpetual conundrum of outsized deficits.
Recent moves to ease monetary policy have been a step in the right direction; but, so far, they have not proved to be a game changer.
Unless other countries become more willing to step forward for the common good, a post-American world could quickly become a far more frightening environment than what it would replace.
Unfortunately, at every step during the past decade - and still today - a chorus of aid skeptics has argued against the needed help.
In fact, why not take the idea of such a pact one step further?
Two scenarios for the timing of an interim compromise are possible, depending on whether it is a one- or two-step process.
Should not the Fed step in and replace them with its own purchases of long-term US Treasury bonds, thereby keeping long-term interest rates at a level conducive to full employment?
Starting a war is always a grave step, and the effects are never neatly calculable.
In order to understand feelings, we need to step back from their superficial expression in our conscious experiences and dig deeper into how the brain works when we have these experiences.
A fairer, more prosperous future for all three countries demands that we take a bold step forward.
But that is often the way that European integration proceeds: an incomplete step in one area later requires further steps in related areas.
But a financial crisis does not give policymakers the time that they once had to explain to voters why one step required another.
The man, still refusing to step out, said he was a Harvard professor, showed his ID, and warned the cop not to mess with him.
If that can be accomplished, the world will have taken a major step toward a relatively smooth, effective, and equitable global economic recovery.
The crucial next step is to ensure that economic arguments become a stronger part of our political debate about how to address global warming.
The Japan Investment Bank's decision to invest in port development in Burma - essential if the economy, too, is to be opened - is one positive sign that the world will keep pace with Thein Sein step for step.
It is impossible to overestimate how significant a step Barack Obama's election is in this direction, but America's actions over the coming years will be the ultimate determinant of whether the power of America's model can be restored.
Every person pushed back into poverty is another step away from achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Most observers expect a one-step process for bipartisan agreement before August 2.
But the two-step scenario involves incremental risks to the US economy, and to its standing in the global system.

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