step down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [step doun]
- /stɛp daʊn/
- /step daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [step doun]
- /stɛp daʊn/

Definitions of step down words

adjective step down serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer. 1
noun step down 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 down 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 down the space passed over or the distance measured by one such movement of the foot. 1
noun step down the sound made by the foot in making such a movement. 1
noun step down a mark or impression made by the foot on the ground; footprint. 1

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Origin of step down

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; adj. use of verb phrase step down

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Parts of speech for Step down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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step down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for step down

verb step down

abdicate — If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
bant — string
banted — to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.

All 27 Synonyms of step down