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14 PHRASE If you do something step by step , you do it by progressing gradually from one stage to the next. □  I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step. □  Follow our simple step-by-step instructions.

15 PHRASE If someone tells you to watch your step , they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.

▸  step aside → see step down

▸  step back PHRASAL VERB If you step back and think about a situation, you think about it as if you were not involved in it. □ [V P ] I stepped back and analysed the situation. □ [V P + from ] It was necessary to step back from the project and look at it as a whole.

▸  step down or step aside PHRASAL VERB If someone steps down or steps aside , they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place. □ [V P + as ] Judge Ito said that he would step down as trial judge. □ [V P ] Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man.

▸  step in PHRASAL VERB If you step in , you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it. □ [V P ] There are circumstances in which the State must step in to protect children.

▸  step out PHRASAL VERB If someone steps out of a role or situation, they leave it. □ [V P + of ] I've had to step out of the role of president because I can't do the job. [Also V P ]

▸  step up PHRASAL VERB If you step up something, you increase it or increase its intensity. □ [V P n] He urged donors to step up their efforts to send aid to the region. [Also V n P ] SYNONYMS step NOUN 1

pace:Take three paces forwards.

stride:He walked with long strides.

footstep:I heard footsteps outside. VERB 2

walk:She turned and walked away.

tread:She trod casually, enjoying the touch of the damp grass on her feet.

pace:He found John pacing around the flat, unable to sleep.

stride:He turned abruptly and strode off down the corridor.

step|brother /ste pbrʌðə ^r / (stepbrothers ) also step-brother N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's stepbrother is the son of their stepfather or stepmother.

ste p-by-ste p → see step

ste p change (step changes ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves. □ [+ in ] We now need a step change in our secondary schools to match that achieved in our primaries.

step|child /ste ptʃa I ld/ (stepchildren ) also step-child N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's stepchild is a child that was born to their husband or wife during a previous relationship.

step|daughter /ste pdɔːtə ^r / (stepdaughters ) also step-daughter N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's stepdaughter is a daughter that was born to their husband or wife during a previous relationship.

step|father /ste pfɑːðə ^r / (stepfathers ) also step-father N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's stepfather is the man who has married their mother after the death or divorce of their father.

step|ladder /ste plædə ^r / (stepladders ) N‑COUNT A stepladder is a portable ladder that is made of two sloping parts that are hinged together at the top so that it will stand up on its own.

step|mother /ste pmʌðə ^r / (stepmothers ) also step-mother N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's stepmother is the woman who has married their father after the death or divorce of their mother.

step|parent /ste ppeərənt/ (stepparents ) also step-parent N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's stepparent is their stepmother or stepfather.