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
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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, 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 out (3 of 4)
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 out (4 of 4)
STEP
/ (stɛp) /
n acronym for
Special Temporary Employment Programme
Idioms and Phrases with step out (1 of 2)
step out
Walk briskly, as in He stepped out in time to the music. [c. 1800]
Also, step outside. Go outside briefly, as in He just stepped out for a cigarette. [First half of 1500s]
Go out for an evening of entertainment, as in They're stepping out again tonight.
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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