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{
"form": "steps in",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "stepping in",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "stepped in",
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"participle",
"past"
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{
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}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"Entry maintenance"
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"name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
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}
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record",
"text": "McCoist unexpectedly ushered back a defender of his own with Kirk Broadfoot taking over from Steven Whittaker. There was, of course, another change, Kyle Bartley stepping in at centre-half to replace suspended Dorin Goian.",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"To act as a replacement or substitute."
],
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"replacement",
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"substitute",
"substitute"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To act as a replacement or substitute."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "reemplaçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "substituir"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "remplacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "substituer"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "ersetzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "remplasar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "rimpiazzare"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "substituir"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "reemplazar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To act as a replacement or substitute.",
"word": "substituir"
}
]
},
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"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To get involved; to act"
],
"id": "en-step_in-en-verb-9w43xzDt",
"links": [
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"involved",
"involved"
],
[
"act",
"act"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To get involved; to act"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To get involved",
"word": "intervenir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epemvaíno",
"sense": "To get involved",
"word": "επεμβαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paremvaíno",
"sense": "To get involved",
"word": "παρεμβαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To get involved",
"word": "intervenire"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To get involved",
"word": "intervenir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To get involved",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "tomar cartas en el asunto"
}
]
}
],
"word": "step in"
}
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"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
"English verbs"
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"forms": [
{
"form": "steps in",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "stepping in",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "stepped in",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
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},
{
"form": "stepped in",
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"past"
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}
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"pos": "verb",
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"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record",
"text": "McCoist unexpectedly ushered back a defender of his own with Kirk Broadfoot taking over from Steven Whittaker. There was, of course, another change, Kyle Bartley stepping in at centre-half to replace suspended Dorin Goian.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To act as a replacement or substitute."
],
"links": [
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"replacement"
],
[
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"substitute"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To act as a replacement or substitute."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To get involved; to act"
],
"links": [
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"involved",
"involved"
],
[
"act",
"act"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To get involved; to act"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"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",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "tomar cartas en el asunto"
}
],
"word": "step in"
}
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