step on it

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [step on, awn it]
- /stɛp ɒn, ɔn ɪt/
- /step ɒn ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [step on, awn it]
- /stɛp ɒn, ɔn ɪt/

Definitions of step on it words

noun step on it 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 on it 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 on it the space passed over or the distance measured by one such movement of the foot. 1
noun step on it the sound made by the foot in making such a movement. 1
noun step on it a mark or impression made by the foot on the ground; footprint. 1
noun step on it the manner of walking; gait; stride. 1

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Origin of step on it

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 on it

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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step on it 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 on it

verb step on it

barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.

interjection step on it

quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.

All 57 Synonyms of step on it