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step aside

step aside verb: to move out of the way of somebody or something.

Verb

step aside (third-person singular simple present steps aside, present participle stepping aside, simple past and past participle stepped aside)

  1. (intransitive) To move out of the way of somebody or something.
    • I stepped aside to let her pass.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To make room for others as replacements by withdrawing from a position or service.
    • She added: “Today I ask Donald Trump to step aside and for the RNC to replace him with Gov. Mike Pence.”2016 October 8, Katie Glueck, quoting Carly Fiorina, “Top Republican women pull support from Trump”, in Politico
  3. (intransitive) To deviate from the right or proper path; to err or stray.
    • To step aside is human.18th c., Robert Burns, Address to the Unco Guid, or The Rigidly Righteous
  4. (intransitive) To walk to a little distance; retire for the occasion.

step aside meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

step aside in Tamil

to step aside , before a superior
ஒதுங்கு otuṅku

step aside in Telugu

to step aside, retire, recede, get out of the way
తొలగు tolagu, తొలుగు tolugu

step aside in Kannada

ಒತ್ತು

Forms of step aside

third-person singular presentsteps aside
present participlestepping aside
past participlestepped aside
paststepped aside

Questions about step aside

What does step aside mean?
Step aside means to move out of the way of somebody or something.
What is step aside in Tamil?
Step aside in Tamil is ஒதுங்கு (otuṅku). See Step aside meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is step aside?
Step aside is a verb.
What is the past tense of step aside?
The past tense of step aside is stepped aside.

Words near step aside in the dictionary

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  3. step
  4. step aerobics
  5. step and repeat
  6. step aside
  7. step back
  8. step between
  9. step by step
  10. step chair
  11. step chairs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: step aside (page history and authors); ஒதுங்கு (Tamil) (page history and authors); తొలగు (Telugu) (page history and authors); step aside (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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