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

step steppe

British Dictionary definitions for step out (1 of 4)

step out

verb (intr, adverb)

to go outside or leave a room, building, etc, esp briefly
to begin to walk more quickly and take longer strides
US and Canadian informal to withdraw from involvement; bow out
step out with informal to be a boyfriend or girlfriend (of someone), esp publicly

British Dictionary definitions for step out (2 of 4)

step
/ (stɛp) /

noun

verb steps, stepping or stepped

Derived forms of step

steplike, adjective

Word 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 out (3 of 4)

Step
/ (stɛp) /

noun

  1. a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
  2. (as modifier)Step aerobics

British Dictionary definitions for step out (4 of 4)

STEP
/ (stɛp) /

n acronym for

Special Temporary Employment Programme

Idioms and Phrases with step out (1 of 2)

step out

1

Walk briskly, as in He stepped out in time to the music. [c. 1800]

2

Also, step outside. Go outside briefly, as in He just stepped out for a cigarette. [First half of 1500s]

3

Go out for an evening of entertainment, as in They're stepping out again tonight.

4

step out with. Accompany or consort with a person as when going on a date, as in She's been stepping out with him for a month. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with step out (2 of 2)

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