"step in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: steps in [present, singular, third-person], stepping in [participle, present], stepped in [participle, past], stepped in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} step in (third-person singular simple present steps in, present participle stepping in, simple past and past participle stepped in)
  1. (intransitive) To act as a replacement or substitute. Tags: intransitive Translations (To act as a replacement or substitute.): reemplaçar (Catalan), substituir (Catalan), remplacer (French), substituer (French), ersetzen (German), remplasar (Ido), rimpiazzare (Italian), substituir (Portuguese), reemplazar (Spanish), substituir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-step_in-en-verb-di0R-Yry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'To act as a replacement or substitute.': 91 9
  2. (intransitive) To get involved; to act Tags: intransitive Translations (To get involved): intervenir (French), επεμβαίνω (epemvaíno) (Greek), παρεμβαίνω (paremvaíno) (Greek), intervenire (Italian), intervenir (Spanish), tomar cartas en el asunto [colloquial] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-step_in-en-verb-9w43xzDt Disambiguation of 'To get involved': 1 99

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To act as a replacement or substitute."
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          "word": "reemplaçar"
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
          "word": "substituir"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
          "word": "remplacer"
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
          "word": "substituer"
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
          "word": "ersetzen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
          "word": "remplasar"
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
          "word": "rimpiazzare"
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
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          "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
          "word": "substituir"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "reemplaçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "substituir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "remplacer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "substituer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "ersetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "remplasar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "rimpiazzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "substituir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "reemplazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
      "word": "substituir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To get involved",
      "word": "intervenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epemvaíno",
      "sense": "To get involved",
      "word": "επεμβαίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paremvaíno",
      "sense": "To get involved",
      "word": "παρεμβαίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To get involved",
      "word": "intervenire"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To get involved",
      "word": "intervenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To get involved",
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  "word": "step in"
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