Words / A2

STEP/step/

A step is a movement of the foot when you walk: take a step, one step forward, watch your step. It is also one of a set of stairs: the top step, a stone step. Step can be a verb: step over the bag, step outside. Stairs are the whole set; a step is one. Do not mix step with stop.

Meaning

A movement of the foot when you walk, or one of a set of stairs.

Examples

• “Be careful; that step is wet.”
• “Mind the step at the front door.”
• “Take a step back from the edge.”

Good to know

take a step. the top / bottom step. Verb: step over / outside. Set: stairs.

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