step-in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [step in]
- /stɛp ɪn/
- /step ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [step in]
- /stɛp ɪn/

Definitions of step-in word

adjective step-in (of garments, shoes, etc.) put on by being stepped into. 1
noun step-in step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s. 1
noun step-in any step-in garment. 1

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Origin of step-in

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; adj., noun use of verb phrase step in

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Parts of speech for Step-in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Step-in

step-in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.