step
step
stɛp
step
/stɛp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "step"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āĻĒāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

the act of raising one's foot and putting it down in a different place in order to walk or run
step definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His steps echoed loudly in the empty hallway.
āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĻĄā§‹āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϧāĻžāĻĒ, āϏāĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ

a series of flat surfaces used for going up or down
step definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The marble steps of the grand staircase gleamed under the chandelier's soft light in the foyer of the mansion.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύāĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻĢāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āύāϰāĻŽ āφāϞ⧋āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āϏāĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āϧāĻžāĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻŽāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āĻĒāĻĻ

the distance covered by a step
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āϧāĻžāĻĒ, āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ

a stage in a process or a grade in a scale
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āϞāύ

a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
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āϧāĻžāĻĒ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ•

a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āϧāĻžāĻĒ

the interval between two consecutive pitches in a scale
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The melody ascended by step, creating a smooth and sequential progression of notes.
āϏ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āωāϠ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āύ⧋āϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻĻāϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ, āϜ⧁āϤ⧋āϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĒ

a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ, āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ

the sound of a step of someone walking
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ

a short distance
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ, āϏāĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ

an exercise that is performed by stepping on and off of an elevated platform
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āĻšāĻžāρāϟāĻž, āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move to a new position by raising one's foot and then putting it down in a different spot
Intransitive: to step | to step somewhere
to step definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiker often steps carefully over rocks and uneven terrain.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āϏāĻŽ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻž āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to apply force or pressure on something using one's foot
Transitive: to step on sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
While gardening, he carefully stepped on the shovel to insert it into the soil for digging.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ–āύāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻĻāĻžāϞ āĻĸā§‹āĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to transition or progress gradually into a different state or circumstance
Transitive: to step into a state or role
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As technology evolved, traditional businesses had to step into the digital era to stay competitive.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻŋāϟāĻžāϞ āϝ⧁āϗ⧇ āĻĒāĻž āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĢāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to secure or fit the mast into its designated position or support on the ship
Transitive: to step a mast
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before setting sail, the sailors worked together to step the masts of the ship.
āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to furnish or equip an object or structure with a series of raised platforms to facilitate access
Transitive: to step sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the renovation project, the builders decided to step the exterior of the building.
āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāρāϚ⧁ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻžāϚāĻž, āϤāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to dance, typically referring to a specific movement or type of rhythm in a dance routine
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They were stepping to the music in perfect sync during the competition.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āϏāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āύāĻžāχāĻœā§‡āĻļāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āύāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

instep
misstep
step
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