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Etymology 1

Old English steppan

Verb

to step (third-person singular simple present steps, present participle stepping, simple past and past participle stept (dated) or stepped)

  1. (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
  2. (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance.
    to step to one of the neighbors
  3. (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
    Home the swain retreats, His flock before him stepping to the fold. - James Thomson
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
    They are stepping almost three thousand years back into the remotest antiquity. - Alexander Pope
  5. (transitive) To set, as the foot.
  6. (transitive) (nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
Derived terms
terms derived from the verb step
  • step out
    • (military) To increase the length, but not the rapidity, of the step, extending it to thirty-tree inches
    • To go out for a short distance or a short time
  • step short (military) (to diminish the length or rapidity of the step according to the established rules)
  • step off (to measure by steps, or paces; hence, to divide, as a space, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers)
  • step up
Translations
intransitive: to move the foot in walking
  • Armenian: քայլել hy(hy) (k'aylel)
  • Czech: kráčet cs(cs)
  • Dutch: stappen nl(nl)
  • Finnish: astua fi(fi)
  • Hungarian: lép hu(hu), lépdel hu(hu)
  • Japanese: 踏む ja(ja) (ふむ, fumu), 踏み出す ja(ja) (ふみだす, fumi-dasu), 踏み入れる ja(ja) (ふみいれる, fumi-ireru)
  • Polish: zrobić krok pl(pl)
  • Romanian: păşi ro(ro)
  • Russian: шагать ru(ru) (šagát’) (impf.), шагнуть ru(ru) (šagnút’); ступать ru(ru) (stupát’) (impf.), ступить ru(ru) (stupít’)
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceumnaich gd(gd)
  • Slovene: korakati sl(sl)
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
  • Zazaki: gam
intransitive: to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance
intransitive: to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely
intransitive, figuratively: to move mentally
  • Japanese: please add this translation if you can
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
transitive: to set, as the foot
transitive, nautical: to erect
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Etymology 2

Old English stepe

Noun

step (plural steps)

  1. An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
  2. 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.
    The breadth of every single step or stair should be never less than one foot. - Sir Henry Wotton
  3. A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
    The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.
  4. The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress.
    One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less.
    He improved step by step, or by steps.
    To derive two or three general principles of motion from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the properties and actions of all corporeal things follow from those manifest principles, would be a very great step in philosophy. - Isaac Newton
  5. A small space or distance.
    It is but a step.
  6. A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
  7. A gait; manner of walking.
    The approach of a man is often known by his step.
  8. Proceeding; measure; action; act.
    The reputation of a man depends on the first steps he makes in the world. - Alexander Pope
    Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day, Live till to-morrow, will have passed away. - William Cowper
    I have lately taken steps . . . to relieve the old gentleman's distresses. - G. W. Cable
  9. (plural) A walk; passage.
    Conduct my steps to find the fatal tree. - John Dryden
  10. (plural): A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
  11. (nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
  12. (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs
  13. (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
  14. (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
    Usage note: The word tone is often used as the name of this interval; but there is evident incongruity in using tone for indicating the interval between tones. As the word scale is derived from the Italian scala, a ladder, the intervals may well be called steps.
  15. (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation. - William Kingdon Clifford
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "step"
  • in step
  • out of step
  • step by step
  • Back step, Half step, etc. See under back, half, etc.
  • Step grate: a form of grate for holding fuel, in which the bars rise above one another in the manner of steps.
  • To take steps: to take action; to move in a matter.
  • one step at a time: slowly and cautiously
Synonyms
Translations
pace
  • Arabic: خطوة ar(ar) (khúTwa, kháTwa) f.
  • Armenian: քայլ hy(hy) (kʻayl)
  • Chamicuro: tepane
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 步 cmn(cmn) (bù)
  • Czech: krok cs(cs) m.
  • Danish: trit da(da) n.
  • Finnish: askel fi(fi)
  • German: Schritt de(de) m.
  • Hungarian: lépés hu(hu)
  • Japanese: 足取り ja(ja) (あしどり, ashidori), ステップ ja(ja) (すてっぷ, suteppu)
  • Latin: passus la(la)
  • Romanian: pas ro(ro)
  • Russian: шаг ru(ru) (šag) m.
  • Slovene: korak sl(sl) m.
  • Spanish: paso es(es) m.
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
  • Swedish: steg sv(sv) n.
one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder
running board
  • Danish: trinbræt da(da) n.
  • Finnish: askelma fi(fi), astinlauta fi(fi)
  • Japanese: 段 ja(ja) (だん, dan)
  • Russian: подножка ru(ru) (podnóžka) f.
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running
  • Polish: krok pl(pl) m.
  • Russian: шаг ru(ru) (šag) m.
  • Slovene: korak sl(sl) m.
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
  • Swedish: steg sv(sv) n.
small space or distance
  • Armenian: քայլ hy(hy) (k'ayl)
  • Finnish: askel fi(fi), kukonaskel fi(fi)
  • Japanese: ひとまたぎ ja(ja) (hito-magtagi)
  • Polish: krok pl(pl) m.
  • Russian: шаг ru(ru) (šag) m.
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
footstep
  • Russian: след ru(ru) (sl'ed) m.
  • Slovene: stopinja sl(sl) f., sled sl(sl) f.
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
  • Swedish: fotspår sv(sv) n., fotsteg sv(sv) n.
manner of walking
  • Arabic: قيافة ar(ar) (qiyaafa) f., مشية ar(ar) (mishya) f.
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 步態 cmn(cmn), 步态 cmn(cmn) (bùtài)
  • Danish: gang da(da) c.
  • Finnish: askelet fi(fi)
  • German: Schritt de(de) m.
  • Japanese: 足並み ja(ja) (あしなみ, ashi-nami), 歩き方 ja(ja) (あるきかた, aruki-kata), 足音 ja(ja) (あしおと, ashi-oto)
  • Polish: chód pl(pl) m., krok pl(pl) m.
  • Romanian: pas ro(ro)
  • Russian: походка ru(ru) (poxódka) f., поступь ru(ru) (póstup') f.
  • Slovene: hoja sl(sl) f.
  • Spanish: paso es(es) m.
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
  • Swedish: gång sv(sv) c., gångstil sv(sv) c.
proceeding; measure; action; act
  • Danish: skridt da(da) n.
  • Finnish: toimenpide fi(fi)
  • German: Schritt de(de) m.
  • Japanese: 段階 ja(ja) (だんかい, dankai), 行程 ja(ja) (こうてい, kōtei), 道のり ja(ja) (みちのり, michinori)
plural: walk; passage
  • Finnish: askelet fi(fi)
  • Japanese: 行程 ja(ja) (こうてい, kōtei), 道のり ja(ja) (みちのり, michinori)
  • Slovene: hoja sl(sl) f.
  • Swahili: hatua sw(sw)
plural: portable framework of stairs
  • Finnish: tikkaat fi(fi) pl.
  • Japanese: 踏み台 ja(ja) (ふみだい, fumidai)
nautical: framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft
  • Finnish: jalusta fi(fi)
  • Japanese: 檣座 ja(ja) (しょうざ, shōza)
machinery: one of a series of offsets, resembling the steps of stairs
  • Japanese: please add this translation if you can
machinery: bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves
  • Finnish: kannatinlaakeri fi(fi)
  • Japanese: please add this translation if you can
music: interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale
kinematics: change of position effected by a motion of translation
  • Japanese: please add this translation if you can
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  • Crimean Tatar: adım
  • Croatian: korak m.
  • Dutch: stap m.
  • French: pas m.
  • Greek: βήμα (víma) n.
  • Hebrew: צעד (tza'ad) m.
  • Icelandic: skref n.
  • Ido: pazo
  • Italian: passo m.

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Etymology 1

Noun

step f.

  1. steppe
Declension
declension of step
singular plural
nominative step stepi
genitive stepi stepí
dative stepi stepem
accusative step stepi
vocative stepi stepi
locative stepi stepech
instrumental stepí stepmi

Etymology 2

Noun

step m. inanimate

  1. tap dance
Declension
declension of step
singular plural
nominative step stepy
genitive stepu stepů
dative stepu stepům
accusative step stepy
vocative stepe stepy
locative stepu stepech
instrumental stepem stepy

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on: Step

Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation

Noun

step m.

  1. steppe

Declension

declension of step
singular plural
nominative step stepy
genitive stepu stepów
dative stepowi stepom
accusative step stepy
instrumental stepem stepami
locative stepie stepach
vocative stepie stepy

 

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