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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Definition for step (2 of 2)
step-
a prefix denoting connection between members of a family by the remarriage of a parent and not by blood: stepbrother.
Origin of step-
Middle English; Old English
stēop-; cognate with German
stief-, Old Norse
stjūp- step-; akin to Old English
āstēpan to bereave,
bestēpan to deprive (of children)
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British Dictionary definitions for step (1 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 (2 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 (3 of 4)
STEP
/ (stɛp) /
n acronym for
Special Temporary Employment Programme
British Dictionary definitions for step (4 of 4)
step-
combining form
indicating relationship through the previous marriage of a spouse or parent rather than by blood
stepson; stepfather
Word Origin for step-
Old English
stēop-; compare
āstӯpan to bereave
Idioms and Phrases with step
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