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sidestepped

sidestepped is the simple past and past participle of sidestep.

Meaning of sidestep

Verb

sidestep (third-person singular simple present sidesteps, present participle sidestepping, simple past and past participle sidestepped)

  1. (intransitive) To step to the side.
    • I […] knocked and waited. […] He sidestepped, and I went in.1955 October, Rex Stout, “Die Like a Dog”, in Three Witnesses, Bantam, published 1994, →ISBN, page 180
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To avoid or dodge.
    • They sidestepped the issue.

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Questions about sidestepped

What is sidestepped the simple past and past participle of?
Sidestepped is the simple past and past participle of sidestep.

Words near sidestepped in the dictionary

  1. sidestake
  2. sidestakes
  3. sidestall
  4. sidestalls
  5. sidestep
  6. sidestepped
  7. sidestepper
  8. sidesteppers
  9. sidestepping
  10. sidesteppings
  11. sidesteps

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