step off
To measure by steps or pacesTo measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.
» Tom stepped off the bus with a big smile on his face.
Meaning
3 senses(separable)To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.
He measured the garden by stepping it off.
To avoid a conflict; to back down.
You better step off, man...
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, off.
He stepped off the train.
Examples
19 sentencesTom stepped off the bus with a big smile on his face.
Tom stepped off the train.
ruТом вышел из поезда.
deTom stieg aus dem Zug aus.
Tom stepped off the elevator.
Tom stepped off the scale.
Step off the train all alone at dawn.
Forms
steps off, stepping off, stepped off, stepped off| Base form | step off · to step off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | steps off |
| Present participle | stepping off |
| Past simple | stepped off |
| Past participle | stepped off |
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.
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb