"step to" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-step to.ogg [Australia] Forms: steps to [present, singular, third-person], stepping to [participle, present], stepped to [participle, past], stepped to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} step to (third-person singular simple present steps to, present participle stepping to, simple past and past participle stepped to)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To challenge, confront or fight (with someone). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-step_to-en-verb-mOHVbhTE Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (to) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 41 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (to): 57 31 12
  2. (African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To meet a challenge or confront (someone). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-step_to-en-verb-f~HDthcz Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English
  3. To begin (a project or plan) quickly or urgently.
    Sense id: en-step_to-en-verb-wwLu0Z7b

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for step to meaning in English (2.2kB)

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