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Definition: Step By Step |
Step By StepAdverb1. In a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim". 2. Proceeding in steps; "the voltage was increased stepwise". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Step By StepSynonyms: bit by bit (adv), gradually (adv), stepwise (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Continuity | Adverb: continuously; Adjective: seriatim; in a line; Noun: in succession, in turn; running, gradually, step by step, gradatim, at a stretch; in file, in column, in single file, in Indian file. |
Degree | Adverb: by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto; however, howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little; in some degree, in some measure; to some extent; di grado in grado. |
Order | Adverb: in order; methodically; Adjective: in -turn, - its turn; step by step; by regular -steps, -gradations, -stages, -intervals; seriatim, systematically, by clockwork, gradatim; at stated periods; (periodically). |
Slowness | Gradually; Adjective: gradatim; by degrees, by slow degrees, by inches, by little and little; step by step, one step at a time; inch by inch, bit by bit, little by little, seriatim; consecutively. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Step By Step |
| English words defined with "step by step": By degrees ♦ Drib ♦ Pedetentous, pyramid. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "step by step": data flow ♦ Pied Piper of Hamelin. (references) |
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Lyrics | Step by step ooh baby (STEP BY STEP; performing artist: New Kids On The Block) | |
Clever | Adult Education Topic: How to fill up the ice cube trays. Step by step, with slide presentation. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Step by Step (1946) Chase Step by Step (1982) | |
Song Titles | Step By Step (performing artist: New Kids On The Block) Step By Step (performing artist: Whitney Houston) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Shown is the cover of the publication from Kellogg's titled "Good News". It was "A Step by Step Guide to a High Fiber Diet". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Samuel Smiles | Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk -- step by step. |
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Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | In such a matter we can only go step by step, but we must begin now. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | Douglas Adams | |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Thus they went onward, not boldly, but step by step, into the themes that were brooding deepest in their hearts. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | As this is the history of many minds of our time, we deem it useful to follow these phases step by step, and to indicate them all. |
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Health | Let's create an imaginary scenario and go through the process step by step. Say you have a storage room in your home that you hardly ever enter. (references) | |
In addition, educational material to accompany this information should be prepared that will lead women step by step through the process of using such information in the best possible way for reaching a decision. (references) | ||
Business | The market will be opened in a step by step process over a transition period of six years. (references) | |
Switzerland's new Energy Market Law includes a six years, step by step time frame to give third party access to the grid. Individual households and consumers will have to wait until the year 2007 to be allowed to freely choose their supplier of electrical energy. (references) | ||
Political Rights | Mali | Despite governmental pressure to move ahead with decentralization, the nonparliamentary opposition says that the Government is moving too fast and should implement the process step by step as administrators lack adequate funding to govern effectively. (references) |
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Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Let's do it step by step. |
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Expressions using "step by step": step by step adjusting command ♦ step by step operation ♦ step by step variable gear ♦ step by step with. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
step by step | 499 |
step by step tv show | 128 |
step by step cast | 62 |
step by step drawing | 29 |
sitcom step by step | 27 |
step by step origami | 15 |
better home garden step by step deck project | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "step by step"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | постепенен (gradual, insensible, progressive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 逐步 (progressively), 步步 (at every step). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | skridtsvejsning (step by step welding), trinvis beherskelse af processen (step by step command of the process), tringear (multi-speed drive, step by step variable gear, step-by-step variable speed transmission, step-by-step variable transmission, stepped drive), trinændringsordre (incremental command, regulating step command, step by step adjusting command), trinændringskommando (incremental command, regulating step command, step by step adjusting command). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | stapsgewijs rollassen (step by step welding), stapcommando (incremental command, regulating step command, step by step adjusting command), variabele snelheidsregeling (multi-speed drive, step by step variable gear, step-by-step variable speed transmission, step-by-step variable transmission, stepped drive), trapsgewijze uitvoering van het proces (step by step command of the process). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aste asteelta (by degrees), askel askeleelta. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | petit petit, pas pas. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | allmählich (bit by bit, by and by, by degrees, gradual, gradually, little by little, piecemeal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βήμα βήμα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ב" בב" (alongside, step by step with). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lépésről lépésre (stepwise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tindak demi tindak. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | graduale (gradational, gradual). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 歩一歩 , 一歩一歩 (by degrees). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ほいっぽ, いっぽいっぽ (by degrees). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | keim er cheim. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | epstay ybay epstay passo a passo (inchmeal). (various references) pas cu pas. (various references) постепенно (bit by bit, by degrees, by step, gradually, insensibly, little by little). (various references) paso a paso (one step at a time). (various references) stegvis (by degrees, gradual, gradually), steg för steg, efterhand (by degrees, gradually). (various references) peyderpey, adım adım (stepwise). (various references) поступово (a bit at a time, bit by bit, by degrees, gradatim, gradually, inch by inch, some and some). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-e-p-p-s-s-t-t-y" | |
-2 letters: typesets. | |
-3 letters: septets, steppes, typeset. | |
-4 letters: besets, septet, sestet, steeps, steppe, testes, tsetse. | |
-5 letters: beeps, beets, beset, bests, bytes, peeps, pests, pesty, petty, seeps, seepy, septs, setts, steep, steps, stets, styes, tests, testy, tyees, types, typps, yeses, yetts. | |
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