The definition of a step is the act of placing one foot in front of the other, or one part of a process.
(noun)To step is defined as to move by foot.
(verb)An example of to step is to place a foot on a path.
See step in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME steppe < OE stepe, akin to Ger stapf < IE base *steb(h)-, post (> stamp): basic sense “to stamp feet”
intransitive verb stepped, stepping
Origin: ME steppen < OE steppan
transitive verb
Origin: ME < OE steop-, orphaned (akin to Ger stief-, ON stjup-) < base of stiepan, to bereave, prob. < IE *(s)teub-, to strike (hence “cut off”) > stump, steep: orig. used of orphaned children
See step in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English stǽpe, stepe
.Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English stēop-
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