Step

//stɛp//

Synonyms for "step" (522 found)

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473 translations across 112 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • hap noun (pace)
  • hap noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • hap noun (footstep)
  • hapat noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • βάσις noun (pace)
  • βαθμός noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • βαθμός noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • ἴχνος noun (footstep)

Arabic

4 entries
  • خطوة noun (pace)
  • خطوة noun (pace)
  • خَطْوَة noun (pace)
  • خَطْوَة noun (footstep)

Armenian

4 entries
  • աստիճան noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • քայլ noun (pace)
  • քայլ noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • քայլ noun (small space or distance)

Avar

1 entries
  • гали noun (pace)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • addım noun (pace)

Baluchi

2 entries
  • قدم noun (pace)
  • گام noun (pace)

Bashkir

4 entries
  • аҙым noun (pace)
  • аҙым noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • аҙым noun (manner of walking)
  • аҙым noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)

Basque

3 entries
  • fase noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • maila noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • urrats noun (pace)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • крок noun (pace)
  • прысту́пка noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • схо́дзень noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • шаг noun (pace)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • कदम noun (pace)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • кра́чка noun (pace)
  • кра́чка noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • похо́дка noun (manner of walking)
  • стъ́лби noun (in the plural: portable framework of stairs)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အလှမ်း noun (pace)

Catalan

4 entries
  • esglaó noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • marxapeu noun (running board)
  • pas noun (pace)
  • pas noun (small space or distance)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • lakang verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • گاو noun (pace)

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • tepane noun (pace)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᎩᏠᏒᏍᏗᎢ noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • noun (pace)
  • 步態 /步态 noun (manner of walking)
  • 階 /阶 noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Cornish

1 entries
  • kamm noun (pace)

Czech

4 entries
  • krok noun (pace)
  • krok noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • příčka noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • schod noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • puas noun (pace)

Danish

4 entries
  • fodspor noun (footstep)
  • gang noun (manner of walking)
  • skridt noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • skridt noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)

Dari

1 entries
  • قَدَم noun (pace)

Dutch

4 entries
  • stap noun (pace)
  • voetstap noun (footstep)
  • gaan verb (intransitive, figuratively: to move mentally)
  • stappen verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • etapo noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • fazo noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • paŝado noun (pace)
  • paŝo noun (pace)

Estonian

1 entries
  • samm noun (pace)

Even

1 entries
  • геркадай verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Evenki

1 entries
  • гиркуми verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Faroese

2 entries
  • fet noun (pace)
  • stig noun (pace)

Finnish

4 entries
  • askel noun (pace)
  • askel noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • askel noun (small space or distance)
  • askel noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)

French

4 entries
  • marche noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • pas noun (pace)
  • pas noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • étape noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)

Friulian

1 entries
  • pas noun (pace)

Galician

4 entries
  • alancada noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • banzo noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • chanzo noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • paso noun (pace)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ნაბიჯი noun (pace)

German

4 entries
  • Schritt noun (pace)
  • Schritt noun (footstep)
  • Schritt noun (manner of walking)
  • Schritt noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)

Greek

4 entries
  • ίχνος noun (footstep)
  • βήμα noun (pace)
  • βαθμίδα noun (music: interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale)
  • βηματισμός noun (manner of walking)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • צַעַד noun (pace)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • lakad verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Hindi

2 entries
  • क़दम noun (pace)
  • पद noun (pace)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • lépcső noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • lépcsőfok noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • lépés noun (pace)
  • lép verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Iban

2 entries
  • langkah noun (pace)
  • langkas noun (pace)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • skref noun (pace)
  • þrep noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Ido

3 entries
  • grado noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • pazo noun (pace)
  • pazar verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • langkah noun (pace)
  • langkah kaki noun (footstep)
  • berjalan verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • harkkamus noun (pace)
  • astua verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)
  • harkata verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)
  • harpata verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • قَدَم noun (pace)

Istriot

2 entries
  • scaleîn noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • urma noun (footstep)

Italian

4 entries
  • fase noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • passaggio noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • passo noun (pace)
  • passo noun (footstep)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ひとまたぎ noun (small space or distance)
  • ステップ noun (pace)
  • noun (music: interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale)
  • 檣座 noun (nautical: framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft)

Javanese

1 entries
  • jangkah noun (pace)

Kaitag

2 entries
  • кацӏ noun (pace)
  • кканц noun (pace)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • қадам noun (pace)

Khmer

4 entries
  • កាំ noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • ជំហាន noun (pace)
  • ឈាន verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)
  • ឈ្នាន verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Korean

3 entries
  • 걸음 noun (pace)
  • noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • 단계 noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • адым noun (pace)

Lao

1 entries
  • ກ້າວ noun (pace)

Latgalian

2 entries
  • pakuopīņs noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • sūļs noun (pace)

Latin

4 entries
  • gradus noun (pace)
  • gradus noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • passus noun (pace)
  • gradior verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Latvian

3 entries
  • pakāpiens noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • solis noun (pace)
  • soļot verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • žingsnis noun (pace)
  • žengti verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Lombard

1 entries
  • pass noun (pace)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • stupiś verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • чекор noun (pace)

Malay

2 entries
  • langkah noun (pace)
  • langkah noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᡨᡝᡵᡴᡳᠨ noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Manx

4 entries
  • caskeim noun (pace)
  • greeish noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • kesmad noun (pace)
  • tesmad noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Middle English

4 entries
  • stage noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • steppe noun (pace)
  • steppe noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • steppe noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • алхаа noun (pace)
  • алхам noun (pace)
  • гишгүүр noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • алхах verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Māori

4 entries
  • hipanga noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
  • kaupae noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • kaupeka noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • kauwae noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)

Nanai

1 entries
  • гиран verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • gav noun (pace)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • skritt noun (pace)
  • skritt noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • steg noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • trin noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Occitan

1 entries
  • pas noun (pace)

Old English

4 entries
  • stæpe noun (pace)
  • stæpe noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • stæpe noun (footstep)
  • stæpe noun (manner of walking)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • cingid verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Old Javanese

1 entries
  • langkah noun (pace)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • آدیم noun (pace)
  • آدیم noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • آدیم noun (footstep)
  • باصامق noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Pashto

1 entries
  • قدم noun (pace)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Schrett noun (pace)

Polish

4 entries
  • chód noun (manner of walking)
  • drabina noun (in the plural: portable framework of stairs)
  • drabinka noun (in the plural: portable framework of stairs)
  • drabka noun (in the plural: portable framework of stairs)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • andadura noun (manner of walking)
  • degrau noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • estribo noun (running board)
  • etapa noun (a distinct part of a process; stage; phase)

Quechua

2 entries
  • thatki noun (pace)
  • thatkiy verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Romanian

4 entries
  • pas noun (pace)
  • pas noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • pas noun (small space or distance)
  • pas noun (footstep)

Romansch

1 entries
  • pass noun (pace)

Russian

4 entries
  • лестница noun (in the plural: portable framework of stairs)
  • по́ступь noun (manner of walking)
  • подно́жка noun (running board)
  • похо́дка noun (manner of walking)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • पद noun (pace)

Sardinian

1 entries
  • passu noun (pace)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • staidhre noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • ceumnaich verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)
  • ceumnaich verb (intransitive: to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance)
  • ceumnaich verb (intransitive: to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • kȍrāk noun (pace)
  • ко̏ра̄к noun (pace)
  • koraknuti verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)
  • koračati verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Slovak

1 entries
  • krok noun (pace)

Slovene

4 entries
  • hoja noun (manner of walking)
  • hoja noun (in the plural: walk; passage)
  • korak noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • korȃk noun (pace)

Spanish

4 entries
  • escalón noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • etapa noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)
  • medida noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)
  • paso noun (pace)

Swahili

4 entries
  • hatua noun (pace)
  • hatua noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • hatua noun (running board)
  • hatua noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)

Swedish

4 entries
  • fotspår noun (footstep)
  • fotsteg noun (footstep)
  • framsteg noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)
  • gång noun (manner of walking)

Tajik

1 entries
  • қадам noun (pace)

Tatar

1 entries
  • адым noun (pace)

Thai

4 entries
  • ก้าว noun (pace)
  • ก้าว noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • ขั้น noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • ขั้นตอน noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)

Turkish

2 entries
  • adım noun (pace)
  • adım atmak verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • ädim noun (pace)

Tày

3 entries
  • càm noun (pace)
  • càm kha noun (footstep)
  • càm verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • крок noun (pace)
  • крок noun (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  • крок noun (small space or distance)
  • крок noun (proceeding; measure; action; act)

Urdu

2 entries
  • قَدَم noun (pace)
  • پَد noun (pace)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • قەدەم noun (pace)

Uzbek

4 entries
  • odim noun (pace)
  • pogʻona noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • qadam noun (pace)
  • zinapoya noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Venetan

4 entries
  • pas noun (pace)
  • paso noun (pace)
  • scalin noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • scałin noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • bước noun (pace)
  • bậc noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • bực noun (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder)
  • bước verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Welsh

1 entries
  • cam noun (pace)

Yakan

1 entries
  • tekang noun (pace)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • שריט noun (pace)

Zazaki

2 entries
  • gam (diq) noun (pace)
  • gam (diq) verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Záparo

1 entries
  • achichanu verb (intransitive: to move the foot in walking)

Sample sentences

47 total sentences available.

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I cannot dance one single step of Salsa.

Source: tatoeba (2005)

Your success depends on whether you pass the STEP examination or not.

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We've really got to step on it.

Source: tatoeba (19735)

Don't step on the broken glass.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.