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steps

The correct spelling is steps.

How to pronounce steps

/stɛps/
noun

IPA: /stɛps/

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The correct spelling is steps. An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. For example: "He improved step by step, or by steps."

Usage Examples

He improved step by step, or by steps.

The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.

One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
  2. 2.A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
  3. 3.A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
  4. 4.A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
  5. 5.The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.

verb

  1. 1.To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
  2. 2.To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
  3. 3.To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
  4. 4.To move mentally; to go in imagination.
  5. 5.To set, as the foot.

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