ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Steps

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /stɛps/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Steps is a noun meaning plural of step.

Meaning

plural of step.

More Meanings

  1. a course followed by a person in walking or as walking
  2. a flight of stairs, especially out of doors
  3. (British) stepladder
  4. third-person singular simple present indicative of step

Example Sentences

He clumped up the steps.
She followed the steps of the girl beside her
Her mother was a writer and Con had always determined to follow in her steps.
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.

Synonyms for steps

Depending on context, synonyms include staircase, stairway, stairs.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include staircase, stairs, stairway, action, actions, activities.

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