"step forward" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-step forward.ogg [Australia] Forms: steps forward [present, singular, third-person], stepping forward [participle, present], stepped forward [participle, past], stepped forward [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} step forward (third-person singular simple present steps forward, present participle stepping forward, simple past and past participle stepped forward)
  1. (intransitive) to take one or more steps forward, especially in response to a request for identification Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-step_forward-en-verb-YA57t6WM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 5 45
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to volunteer for something; to offer one's services Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (to volunteer): ilmoittautua vapaaehtoiseksi (english: to volunteer) (Finnish), tarjota palveluksiaan (english: to offer one's services) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-step_forward-en-verb-UVI~bAMK Disambiguation of 'to volunteer': 10 82 8
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) to admit one's wrongdoing, to own up Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (to admit wrongdoing): tunnustaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-step_forward-en-verb-O87NITIB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 5 45 Disambiguation of 'to admit wrongdoing': 7 3 90

Inflected forms

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