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stepping into

stepping into is the present participle and gerund of step into.

Meaning of step into

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To take or assume a role.
    • She stepped into the job adeptly.

Questions about stepping into

What is stepping into the present participle and gerund of?
Stepping into is the present participle and gerund of step into.

Words near stepping into in the dictionary

  1. stepping between
  2. stepping feet illusion
  3. stepping foot
  4. stepping forward
  5. stepping in
  6. stepping into
  7. stepping into someone's shoes
  8. stepping into the breach
  9. stepping it
  10. stepping lively
  11. stepping motor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stepping into (page history and authors); step into (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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