Plural of step
regular plural
The plural of step is steps.
Forms of step
| Singular | step /stɛp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | steps /stɛps/ |
| Countable | countable |
Steps in a sentence
- Through the open front door ran Jessamy, down the steps to where Kitto was sitting at the bottom with the pram beside him.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 122
- He improved step by step, or by steps.
- A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps.From the entry wall
- Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?From the entry chance
- Give the front steps a quick sweep to get rid of those fallen leaves.From the entry sweep
Meaning of step
- noun An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- noun A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- noun The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
Questions about the plural of step
- What is the plural of step?
- The plural of step is steps.
- Is step countable?
- Step is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: step (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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