step

step · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) An act of moving the foot forward or to a new position.

  2. 2.

    (noun) A flat surface for placing the foot when going up or down.

  3. 3.

    (noun) A measure or action taken to achieve something.

  4. 4.

    (noun) A stage in a process.

  5. 5.

    (verb) To move by lifting and setting down the foot.

Forms

plural: steps

Related words

See also: move, stage, walk
Synonyms: action, pace, stage, stride

Etymology

From Old English stæpe ("step, pace, footprint"), from Proto-Germanic stapiz ("step"), from Proto-Indo-European stebh- ("to support, stamp"). Cognate with German Stapfe ("footstep") and Dutch stap ("step").