step on
To adulterate for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when soldTo adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut.
» Don't step on the broken glass.
Nicht auf die Glasscherben treten!
Не наступайте на разбитое стекло.
Не наступайте на розбите скло.
Не наступай на розбите скло.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To adulterate (a drug) for the purpose of increasing its bulk, and therefore the profit when sold; to dilute, cut.
(transitive)To oppress or mistreat (a person).
(transitive)To interrupt, overpower, or override (another transmission on the same frequency) with one's own transmission.
(dated, intransitive)To approach as to confront or fight.
He stepped on to the vicious man.
(slang, transitive)To intrude on someone else's turf or portfolio.
They're stepping on our operations.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see step, on.
He stepped on a rock.
- place or press the foot on
Examples
237 sentencesDon't step on the broken glass.
Не наступайте на розбите скло. — iceman
ruНе наступайте на разбитое стекло. — nami
deNicht auf die Glasscherben treten! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She apologized to me for stepping on my foot.
Вона вибачилася за те, що наступила мені на ногу. — sadxaka
ruОна извинилась за то, что наступила мне на ногу. — Hellerick
Tom stepped on his glasses.
Том наступив на свої окуляри. — deniko
ruТом наступил на свои очки. — Wezel
Someone stepped on my foot.
Хтось мені наступив на ногу. — deniko
ruМне кто-то на ногу наступил. — marafon
I've really got to step on it.
Forms
steps on, stepping on, stepped on, stepped on| Base form | step on · to step on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | steps on |
| Present participle | stepping on |
| Past simple | stepped on |
| Past participle | stepped on |
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.
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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