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Steps has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

"After climbing all those endless steps to reach the museum, my legs finally gave out."

2

the course along which a person has walked or is walking in

"I followed in his steps"

"he retraced his steps"

"his steps turned toward home"

3

plural of step.

"He climbed the wooden steps to reach his apartment on the second floor."

In plain English: Steps are the individual movements you make to walk from one place to another.

"She took three steps before stopping to tie her shoe."

Verb
1

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of step

"She steps carefully over the puddle to avoid getting her shoes wet."

In plain English: To step is to lift your foot and place it on the ground to move forward.

"Please take three steps back before opening the door."

Example Sentences
"She took three steps before stopping to tie her shoe." noun
"Please take three steps back before opening the door." verb
"She climbed the steps to reach the second floor." verb
"The chef carefully measured each step of the recipe." verb
"They took slow steps down the winding staircase." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
stairway path
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ladder

Origin

Derived from Old English stefan (step), this noun originally referred to the act of stepping or taking a step before evolving into the physical stair or platform used to ascend. It is related to the verb to step, which shares the same Germanic roots denoting movement by lifting and placing one's foot.

Rhyming Words
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