step by step

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [step bahy step]
- /stɛp baɪ stɛp/
- /step baɪ step/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [step bahy step]
- /stɛp baɪ stɛp/

Definitions of step by step words

noun step by step a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing. 1
noun step by step such a movement followed by a movement of equal distance of the other foot: The soldier took one step forward and stood at attention. 1
noun step by step the space passed over or the distance measured by one such movement of the foot. 1
noun step by step the sound made by the foot in making such a movement. 1
noun step by step a mark or impression made by the foot on the ground; footprint. 1
noun step by step the manner of walking; gait; stride. 1

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Origin of step by step

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English steppen, Old English steppan; cognate with Old High German stepfen; akin to stamp; (noun) Middle English; Old English stepe

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Parts of speech for Step by step

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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step by step popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for step by step

adv step by step

bit by bit — If something happens bit by bit, it happens in stages.
continuously — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
gradually — taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
inch by inch — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.

adj step by step

blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
blow-by-blow — A blow-by-blow account of an event describes every stage of it in great detail.
by fits and starts — spasmodically; without concerted effort
in depth — extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.
indepth — extensive, thorough, or profound: an in-depth analysis of the problem.

adjective step by step

evenly — So as to make flat.
fitfully — coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring irregularly.
graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
intermittently — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.

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Antonyms for step by step

adverb step by step

fastly — Securely.

Just one Antonym for step by step