Idioms for step
Origin of step
before 900; (v.) Middle English
steppen, Old English
steppan; cognate with Old High German
stepfen; akin to
stamp; (noun) Middle English; Old English
stepe
OTHER WORDS FROM step
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH step
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British Dictionary definitions for step by step (1 of 3)
step
/ (stɛp) /
noun
verb steps, stepping or stepped
Derived forms of step
steplike, adjectiveWord Origin for step
Old English
stepe, stæpe; related to Old Frisian
stap, stepe, Old High German
stapfo (German
Stapfe footprint), Old Norse
stapi high rock
British Dictionary definitions for step by step (2 of 3)
Step
/ (stɛp) /
noun
- a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- (as modifier)Step aerobics
British Dictionary definitions for step by step (3 of 3)
STEP
/ (stɛp) /
n acronym for
Special Temporary Employment Programme
Idioms and Phrases with step by step (1 of 2)
step by step
By degrees, as in You'll have to go through this recipe step by step. This idiom transfers putting one foot in front of the other to other kinds of progress. [c. 1700]
Idioms and Phrases with step by step (2 of 2)
step