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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : step |
| Phonetic Transcription : stɛp |
Definition of step
Origin :- Old English steppan (Anglian), stæppan (West Saxon) "take a step," from West Germanic *stap- "tread" (cf. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Dutch stap, Old High German stapfo, German stapfe "footstep"), from PIE root *stebh- "to tread, step" (cf. Old Church Slavonic stopa "step, pace," stepeni "step, degree"). Originally strong (past tense stop, past participle bestapen); weak forms emerged 13c., universal from 16c. Stepping stone first recorded early 14c.; in the figurative sense 1650s. Step on it "hurry up" is 1923, from notion of gas pedal; step out (v.) is from 1907.
- noun pace of feet in walking
- noun action, move
- noun one level of stairs
- verb move foot to walk
- As I approached nearer I saw at every step new tokens of my friends.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "Taken the first step toward a good dinner," said the other, coolly.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- “Would that you had been with us,” said Ambrose, sitting down beside him on the step.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- He walked, indeed, with a step of amazing springiness for a man of his years.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- In this a step in advance of some of our neighbours was taken.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- But we are disposed to vindicate the propriety of the step he took.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The Republic has marched on and on, and its step has exalted freedom and humanity.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- This step followed legitimately after the disestablishment of the Irish Church.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- He slipped to the door in turn with a step so noiseless that even Jud wondered.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He had somehow injured his knee that he could not walk a step.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for step
- act
- advance
- advancement
- ambulate
- ascend
- dance
- deed
- degree
- descend
- doorstep
- expedient
- footfall
- footprint
- footstep
- gait
- go backward
- go down
- go forward
- go up
- gradation
- grade
- hoof
- impression
- level
- maneuver
- mark
- means
- measure
- mince
- motion
- move backward
- move forward
- notch
- pace
- phase
- point
- prance
- procedure
- proceeding
- process
- progression
- rank
- remove
- rest
- round
- run
- rung
- skip
- spoor
- stage
- stair
- start
- stepping
- stride
- tiptoe
- trace
- track
- trail
- traipse
- tread
- trip
- troop
- vestige
- walk
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