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steps forward

steps forward is the third-person singular simple present indicative of step forward.

Meaning of step forward

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to take one or more steps forward, especially in response to a request for identification
    • Private Johnson, step forward!
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) to volunteer for something; to offer one's services
    • Ambassador Udina: The other species are scared. They've never faced anything like this before and they don't know what to do. They want us to step forward. They believe in humanity because of you.
      Ambassador Udina: Your ruthless pursuit of Saren and the geth, your defiance of the Council -- that's...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) to admit one's wrongdoing, to own up

Questions about steps forward

What is steps forward the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Steps forward is the third-person singular simple present indicative of step forward.

Words near steps forward in the dictionary

  1. steps aside
  2. steps back
  3. steps between
  4. steps down
  5. steps foot
  6. steps forward
  7. steps in
  8. steps into
  9. steps into someone's shoes
  10. steps into the breach
  11. steps it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steps forward (page history and authors); step forward (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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