"step into" meaning in English

See step into in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: steps into [present, singular, third-person], stepping into [participle, present], stepped into [participle, past], stepped into [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} step into (third-person singular simple present steps into, present participle stepping into, simple past and past participle stepped into)
  1. (transitive) To take or assume a role. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-step_into-en-verb-YpYSEh1g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "into"

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        {
          "text": "She stepped into the job adeptly."
        }
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        "To take or assume a role."
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        "(transitive) To take or assume a role."
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          "text": "She stepped into the job adeptly."
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        "(transitive) To take or assume a role."
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