Meanings
- pluralplural of step.
Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
- pluralplural onlya course followed by a person in walking or as walking
She followed the steps of the girl beside her
1 more example
Her mother was a writer and Con had always determined to follow in her steps.
- pluralplural onlya flight of stairs, especially out of doors
He clumped up the steps.
- UKpluralplural onlystepladder
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of step
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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“steps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steps. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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