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Idioms about 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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step , steppeWords nearby step
Other definitions 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 bloodstepson; stepfather
Word Origin for step-
Old English stēop-; compare āstӯpan to bereave
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