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'step' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'step' with 20 example sentences.


step noun

: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

: the distance covered by a step

: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

: relative position in a graded series

: a short distance

: the sound of a step of someone walking

: a musical interval of two semitones

: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

step verb

: shift or move by taking a step

: put down or press the foot, place the foot

: cause (a computer) to execute a single command

: treat badly

: furnish with steps

: move with one's feet in a specific manner

: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

: place (a ship's mast) in its step

: measure (distances) by pacing

: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation


  • Please step up here, then sit on this table.
  • The first steps are always the hardest.
  • I stepped outside for some fresh air.
  • He took off his clothes and stepped into the shower.
  • You just stepped on my foot.
  • He stepped into dog shit.
  • Don't step on the cat.
  • Take a step back and look at the bigger picture.
  • Please step aboard. The train is about to leave.
  • I wish I'd never stepped foot in this house!
  • Another step, and you would have fallen down the stairs.
  • Why don't we step inside?
  • My next step is to find out why.
  • I fell down the steps.
  • Every step was difficult for her.
  • Would you please step back?
  • Verification of the data is a two-step process.
  • I'll go a step beyond that.
  • I'm ready for the next step.
  • The man stepped aside for her to enter the room.
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