step

CEFRA1

/stɛp/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A movement made by lifting and putting down one foot.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.

Examples

  • Her first step was to contact a solicitor for advice.

  • I cannot dance one single step of Salsa.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.

  2. An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.

  3. The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.

More examples

In context

  • Your success depends on whether you pass the STEP examination or not.

  • He improved step by step, or by steps.

  • The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English steppen, from Old English steppan (“to step, go, proceed, advance”), stepe (“step”), from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną (“to step”), *stapiz (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“to support, stomp, curse, be amazed”). Cognate with West Frisian stappe (“to step”), North Frisian stape (“to walk, trudge”), Dutch stappen (“to step, walk”), Walloon steper (“to walk away, leave”), German stapfen (“to trudge, stomp, plod”) and further to Slavic Polish stąpać (“to stomp, stamp, step, tread”), Russian ступать (stupatʹ) and Polish stopień (“step, stair, rung, degree”), Russian степень (stepenʹ). Related to stamp, stomp.