Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

step out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: step out
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exit a place on foot, often for a short time.

Transitive verb

verb

To date, to be in a romantic relationship.

Intransitive verb

verb

To increase the length, but not the rapidity, of the step.

verb

Hurry up; get a move on.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"She opened the car door and stepped out of the car."
"They've been stepping out since he told her he was interested in a family."
"[…] they had marched past Poincaré at Peterhof, the Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich stepping it out on the right flank with his perfect martial bearing and an air of desperate bravery about him, saluting and giving this honored guest eyes right."
""Look here, Bunter, step out," exclaimed Harry Wharton, impatiently. "Do you want lines from Quelch, you fat chump?" Billy Bunter did not step out. He remained where he was, and jerked a fat thumb up the woodland footpath."

Usage

Inflected Forms

steps out (present, singular) stepping out (participle, present) stepped out (participle, past) stepped out (past)

Phrases

step out on someone

Synonyms

step lively go out

Questions

What does step out mean?: To exit a place on foot, often for a short time.

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