to step down
148
3.3
- phrasal verb
- /stɛp daʊn/
:
dimitir
- After years of dedication, the CEO decided to step down and let someone new take over the company.
- step down as president
- step down as leader
- forced to step down
Nunes said he is stepping down temporarily.
- Nunes said he is stepping down temporarily.
- He needs to step down from the presidency.
- Why, why did folks, the CEO just stepped down, right?
- Well, we'll see what happens when when Mitch steps down.
- I told her she could always step down and become a guest but she expressed no desire to and said she shouldn't have to step down to honor her mother.
- And to your point, yes, Anthony Irvin, there's a few others at the peak of their powers, took a break or stepped down and then made a comeback.
- I went to I went to Cairo after Mubarak stepped down.
- But you know, Maduro never stepped down and the military never acknowledged Guaido.
Examples
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I think it's time for McCain to step down before he embarrasses himself even more.
Blog text (4) -
At one point, he even went so far as to call for Gorbachev to step down.
Academic text (1992) -
Are you asking me to step down, sir?
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Captain, you may step down.
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The witness may step down.
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And so, I step down.
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Under this protocol, as one judge prepared to step down, another would be ready to take his place.
Academic text (2003) -
In a statement on Monday, the council said Al Gray had stepped down but did not say why.
Academic text (2016) -
He needs to step down from the presidency.
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When university presidents step down, many decide it's too difficult to separate the university's goals from what has happened.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
788
1.2
To leave a job or position
533
3.7
Leave a job or office by giving notice
176
1.3
To leave a place to start a journey
129
3.4
Move out of the way or leave a job so someone else can take it
123
5.1
To stop doing a job, duty or action after someone tells you to
82
2.6
Make someone leave their job, often because of age or a serious event
69
6.3
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
53
4.2
Stop being a leader with official power, for example a government official or company boss
52
4.5
Leave a place or job so it is free for someone else
23
8.0
To give up a position of power, for example a king or queen
20
4.9
To stop doing a job or role politely
6
2.5
To stop working at a job because you want something different
Antonyms
How Retired
874
2.0
- Informal
148
3.3
788
1.2
- Informal
34
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to reduce the level, intensity, size, or scope' is directly inferable from combining 'step' (a discrete action or move) with 'down' (to a lower level); the particle 'down' adds a lowering sense in a standard verb+particle composition. This is a transparent, compositional pattern commonly used in English (and mirrored in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Step down comes from the simple image of literally taking a step down from a higher place, like walking off a raised platform or leaving a position of power. So, it means 'to leave a job or position'.