step aside
To move out of the way of somebody or somethingTo move out of the way of somebody or something.
» Please step aside.
Bitte gehen Sie beiseite.
Bitte geht beiseite.
Bitte geh beiseite.
Посторонитесь, пожалуйста.
Отойди в сторону, пожалуйста.
Будь ласка, відійди вбік.
Будь ласка, відійдіть убік.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To move out of the way of somebody or something.
I stepped aside to let her pass.
(figuratively, intransitive)To make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service.
(intransitive)To deviate from the right or proper path; to err or stray.
(intransitive)To walk to a little distance; retire for the occasion.
Examples
39 sentencesPlease step aside.
Будь ласка, відійди вбік.
ruПосторонитесь, пожалуйста.
deBitte gehen Sie beiseite.
Step aside, please.
Відступися вбік, будь ласка.
deTreten Sie zur Seite, bitte.
I think it's time for me to step aside.
ruДумаю, мне пора отойти в сторону.
Tom needs to step aside.
Tom stepped aside, letting Mary pass.
ruТом отступил в сторону, давая Мэри пройти.
Forms
steps aside, stepping aside, stepped aside, stepped aside| Base form | step aside · to step aside |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | steps aside |
| Present participle | stepping aside |
| Past simple | stepped aside |
| Past participle | stepped aside |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- step upпропонувати, офіруватиTo increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps.
- step outвийти, виходитиTo exit a place on foot, often for a short time.
- step onнаступати, наступитиTo adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut.
- step inзамінятиTo act as a replacement or substitute.
- step downйти, пітиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, down.
- step offTo measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.
- step backUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, back.
- step overTo relocate oneself to a position of a few steps away; step aside.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle