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steps

steps

16 2.1
The path someone takes when they move or the actions they follow from another person
  • noun
  • /stɛps/
: pasos
  • Taking small steps towards your dream can make a big difference in the long run.

I've walked in the same steps, the same pair of shoes.

Examples

  • Knowing your next three steps is not enough.

  • Even small steps that we make give us power.

  • But we took some steps along the way.

  • And then the other steps that we can take after.

  • I completed all my steps before my six months.

  • We can all take steps to tackle AMR.

  • To achieve your goals, it is important to follow the steps outlined in the plan.

  • Many successful individuals share the steps they took to reach their achievements.

Synonyms

path
vssteps
575 1.0

A way or track that people and things move along for travel

is used more for a person's course of action rather than literal travel

Antonyms

regression
  • Specialized
26 7.6

A return to an earlier, less developed state in behaviour or skills

stagnation
1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

Idioms

two steps ahead
7 4.3

Much more prepared and able to guess what will happen than other people

one step forward, two steps back
1 7.7

Progress that bigger problems later undo

Compounds

flight of steps
5 3.0

A set of stairs between two floors

sea steps
7.5

A ladder that hangs over the side of a ship to help people climb aboard from the water

How Many

process
∞ 2.7
procedure
∞ 3.7
steps
16 2.1
series
∞ 1.8
sequence
342 3.2
step
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

steps plural
step singular

Morphology

steps = step (transparent) = step + s

The plural form 'steps' is transparently derived from the singular 'step' by adding the plural suffix '-s'.

Etymology

Steps comes from the simple idea of a 'single foot movement', the same idea you see in footstep; imagine following a line of small footprints to find someone's route. So 'steps' can mean the path you walked and, by extension, the actions you follow when you copy someone.