Step In

Definition: Step In

Step In

Verb

1. Get involved, usually so as to hinder or halt an action; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?".

2. Act as a substitute for.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Step In

Mediation

Verb: mediate, mediatize; intercede, interpose, interfere, intervene; step in, negotiate; meet halfway; arbitrate; magnas componere lites.

Utility

Noun: utility; usefulness; Adjective: efficacy, efficiency, adequacy; service, use, stead, avail; help; (aid); applicability; Adjective: subservience; (instrumentality); function; (business); value; worth; (goodness); money's worth; productiveness; cui bono; (intention); utilization; (use) step in the right direction.

Crosswords: Step In

Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. (Groundhog Day; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

Knowing there's a trap is the first step in evading itthe first step along the Golden Path. (Children of Dune; writing credit: Frank Herbert; John Harrison)

At least it's a step in the right direction! (Never Among Friends; writing credit: Jason M. Allentoff; Roger Troy Schneider)

They don't step in puddles, they don't step over puddles. (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset)

When I step in the club (All Eyez On Me; performing artist: Monica)

The step in my groove (Smooth; performing artist: SANTANA)

If you step in a puddle, don't blame the puddle. (references; author: unknown)

When G-Men Step In (1938)

The Rangers Step In (1937)

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Books

• Don't Step in the Leadership: A Dilbert Book (Adams, Scott, Dilbert Book.) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Step in the Arena (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Seen is a lab technician performing a step in the estrogen receptor assay. She is placing some liquid in test vials and inspecting them. In some slides only her hands and the vials are visible. The results of this test indicate whether removal of ovaries or antiestrogen drugs is the likely therapy. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shown is a lab technician performing a step in the estrogen receptor assay test. She is seen with a test tube containing some frozen breast tissue, inserted in a beaker of ice water. She is readying the tube for mixing. The tube is being attached to the appropriate machinery. The technician, wearing rubber gloves and a white lab coat is not visible in all slides. This test determines whether antiestrogen drugs or removal of ovaries is likely to be the effective therapy. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

This laboratorian is identifying fleas as one step in the collection of Plague Study data. Credit: CDC.

Building their own freezing facilities inside their lab, ARS scientists experimented with every step in the process, from selection of the variety grown to harvesting, handling, blanching, freezing, packaging, storing, and transporting products to market. What these scientists learned helped immeasurably to ensure the survival and growth of the U.S. frozen food industry. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Laboratory research is often the first step in finding ways to prevent and treat eye disease. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.

How U.S. movies are made. First step in set construction is artist's sketch. Credit: Library of Congress.

A step in artificial insemination, Prince George's County, Maryland. Credit: Library of Congress.

One step in artificial insemination, Prince George's County, Maryland. Credit: Library of Congress.

Bringing up father. "Ah! Mrs. Jiggs, I was passing and thought I'd step in and say hello". Credit: Library of Congress.

A first step in the fight against hunger and injustice : fast for a world harvest, Nov. 17. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Each step in the development of the bourgeoisie was accompanied by a corresponding political advance of that class. (reference)

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All at once it seemed to her that she heard a step in the garden.

The first step in the direction of truth is to understand the frame and scope of the intellect itself, to comprehend the act itself of intellection.

Yes, sir, step in.

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Health

Relieving pain is the first step in treating chronic pancreatitis. (references)

The new classification scheme is an important first step in the standardization process. (references)

A follow-up test to ensure that the infection has been cured is often an important step in treatment. (references)

Business

Under NAFTA, the first step in dispute settlement is consultations. (references)

The move is the first step in a wide-ranging series to foster software development and exports. (references)

But more preparatory work is needed and the new bilateral initiative (described below) is another step in the right direction. (references)

Children

Angola

The Government considers its registration program to be a first step in addressing the number of homeless children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Spain

This assistance is available from the first step in the process through any appeals of unfavorable decisions. (references)

Brunei

This development constituted a modest step in the direction of improved religious freedom, but as yet there is no broad trend toward increased religious freedom. (references)

Economic History

India

It is a major step in the ongoing process of liberalization. (references)

Croatia

Emphasis on customer support is an initial step in developing consumer loyalty. (references)

Venezuela

Venezuelan companies at any step in the distribution chain tend to place repeated small orders. (references)

Human Rights

Japan

Confession is regarded as the first step in the rehabilitative process. (references)

Argentina

The Supreme Court is expected ultimately to decide on the constitutionality issue; however, these decisions represented an important step in efforts to prosecute those responsible for abuses. (references)

Chile

On October 8, a Chilean judge ordered the preventive arrest of four retired generals and a civilian as a first step in processing their extradition for their role in the 1974 car bombing in Buenos Aires that killed former Chilean army chief Carlos Prats and his wife Sofia Cuthbert. (references)

Political Economy

Latvia

The approval was widely acknowledged as a significant step in Latvia's efforts to strengthen the Latvian language while protecting the rights of the Russian minority. (references)

NETHERLANDS

On January 1, 2001, in a first step in the reform process, Dutch authorities lowered wage and individual income taxes, while raising excise duties, "green" taxes, and Value-Added Tax (VAT) rates. (references)

Trade

Australia

The first step in calculating GST is the calculation of duty against the Customs value. (references)

Women

Korea

Women's groups praised the law as a significant step in combating domestic violence. (references)

Worker Rights

Italy

When an employer and a union fail to reach an agreement, courts may step in to determine fair wages on the basis of practice in comparable activities, although this rarely happens in practice. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "step in": step in quickly ♦ to step in ♦ use step in the right direction. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏تدخل في شأن, ‏عاد (come back, get back, pass back, regain, return, revert, roll in, turn back). (various references)

Bulgarian 

качвам се в, влизам (bob in, come in, enter, get in, get into, go, go in, hive, incur, inure, pass in, pass into, pull in, put in, turn in, walk in), отбивам се за малко (stop), обувам (pull on, put on, put on shoes, roll on, shoe), навлизам (enter), намъквам (thrust), намесвам се (break in, burst in, butt, chime in, cut in, interfere, interpose, interrupt, intervene, meddle, put in), получавам неочаквано. (various references)

Chinese 

失足 (to take a wrong step in life). (various references)

Danish

en af parterne berøvedes muligheden for at indbringe sagen for en instans (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts). (various references)

Dutch

uitvinderswerkzaamheid van de aanvrage (inventive step in the application), een partij wordt van een instantie beroofd (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts). (various references)

French

intervenir, entrer (step inside). (various references)

German

eintreten (advocacy, come, come in, enlist, enter, enter upon, espousal, espouse, eventuate, eventuation, fall, go in, join, kick down, kick in, occur, perform, set in, to eventuate, to tread in, to tread into, tread in, wear in), einschreiten (intervene, take action). (various references)

Greek 

ένας από τους διαδίκους στερείται ένα βαθμό δικαιοδοσίας (one of the parties is deprived of a step in the hierarchy of the courts). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"כ� ס (come in, enter, get in, go in). (various references)

Hungarian

beszáll (fly in, get in, get on, to board, to embark, to get in, to go aboard, to step in), belép (enter, set foot, to enter on, to join, to overstep, to pass in, to step in, to step into). (various references)

Italian

entrare (come in, enter, entry, espousal, eventuate, eventuation, get in, go, go in, go out, join, occur, perform, soak in, to enter, walk in). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

這入り込む (to become complicated, to come into, to get in, to go into, to penetrate, to step in), 式台 (step in a Japanese entranceway), 入り込む (to become complicated, to come into, to get in, to go into, to penetrate, to step in), 上がり込む (to enter, to step in). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しき� い (step in a Japanese entranceway), いり�"む (to become complicated, to come into, to get in, to go into, to penetrate, to step in), あがり�"む (to enter, to step in), はいり�"む (to become complicated, to come into, to get in, to go into, to penetrate, to step in). (various references)

Pig Latin

epstay inay

Portuguese

intervir (cut in, go between, intercede, interfere, intermeddle, interpose, intervene, meddle, part, put in), interferir (clog, cut in, interfere, intermeddle, interpose, intervene, meddle, poke, put in, tamper), agir (act, behave, conduct oneself, flash, have effect, move, operate, take action). (various references)

Romanian

intra (come in, enter, get in, get into, go, go in, look in, perform, wind oneself), interveni (arise, butt in, chip in, happen, intercede, interfere, intervene, prevent). (various references)

Russian 

входить (bob in, bob into, come in, come into, enter, get in, get into, go in, penetrate, perform, step into). (various references)

Spanish

entrar (access, approach, attack, bob in, bring in, call in, capture, come in, draw in, enter, fit, get at, get in, go in, go up, input, introduce, invade, march in, pass in, perform, pull in, put in, rise, sail in, show in, tackle, to enter, wade in, walk in). (various references)

Swedish

inträda (enter). (various references)

Turkish

müdahale etmek (interfere), karışmak (amalgamate, be confused, be mixed up, blend, butt in, combine, commingle, commix, concern, concern oneself, cut in, cut into, get mixed, have one's hand in, interfere, interfuse, interlace, intermeddle, intervene, jumble, jumble together, jumble up, meddle, meld, merge, mingle, mix, mix in, pick at, pick over, poke one's nose into, put one's nose into, put one's oar in, slip in, strike in, take up, tamper, thicken, thrust one's nose in, thrust one's nose into, thrust oneself in, welter, whirl), içeriye girmek (come in, enter, get in, walk in), içeri girmek (come in, drive in, enter, get in, pass into, walk in), girmek (be enroled, be enrolled, come in, come into, draw into, enter, enter into, enter on, enter upon, gain admission, get in, go, go in, go into, incur, insert, key, key in, keyboard, pull, sail in, sink into, slide into, slip into, step, strike in, type into, walk in, walk into), el atmak (claw, fall back on, fall back upon, set one's hand to, start doing, turn a hand to smth.), bağcıksız, ayağa geçirilen. (various references)

Ukrainian

входити (come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, log on, move in, walk in). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: instep, spinet.

-1 letter: inept, inset, neist, nites, peins, penis, pines, pints, piste, senti, snipe, spent, spine, spite, stein, stipe, tines.

-2 letters: nest, nets, nips, nite, nits, pein, pens, pent, pest, pets, pies, pine, pins, pint, pits, sent, sept, sine, sipe, site, snip, snit, spin, spit, step, tens, ties, tine, tins, tips.

-3 letters: ens, ins, its, net.

+1 letter: dipnets, emptins, incepts, inspect, insteps, inswept, panties, patines, pectins, piniest, pinites, pinkest, pintles, pintoes, plenist, pointes, pterins, puniest, punties, sapient, snippet, spinate, spinets, stipend, tenpins, tiepins.

+2 letters: bepaints, depaints, emptings, epinasty, inspects, misspent, nappiest, nepotism, nepotist, nippiest, painters, panelist, pantiles, pantries, patients, pectines, penlites, pertains, pestling, pettings, petunias, phoniest, pigments, pimentos, pinaster, pintsize, plainest, plenists, plenties, pointers, porniest, potlines, printers, pristane, pristine, proteins, punkiest, punniest, repaints, reprints, saponite, shipment, snippets, snippety, spiniest, spinster, splinted, splinter, sprinted, sprinter, steapsin, steeping, stepping, stipends, supinate, thespian, tintypes, toplines, tropines, unripest.