# steps

Pronunciation: say "STEPS" /stɛps/

## Noun

1. Plural of step. — plural of step.
   - Simple: Plural of step. Use this form when you mean more than one step.
   - _She measured the distance in steps rather than meters._
   - _Only a few steps separated the gate from the front door._
3. A flight of stairs, especially one located outdoors.
   - Simple: An outdoor set of stairs, often at the front of a building.
   - _Worn marble steps led up to the courthouse entrance._
   - _He swept the leaves from the porch steps every fall morning._
4. The course or direction a person follows while walking.
   - Simple: The path or direction a person takes while walking somewhere.
   - _Disoriented in the fog, she retraced her steps to the trailhead._
   - _He bent his steps toward the harbor to catch the last ferry._
5. A self-supporting folding ladder with flat treads and a hinged supporting frame; a stepladder. *(British)*
   - Simple: A folding ladder you stand on to reach high places.
   - _Mind you don't topple off the steps when you reach for that box._
   - _The decorator brought his own steps to reach the high cornice._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of step. — third-person singular simple present indicative of step
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of step. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _Whenever she steps into the room, the conversation stops._
   - _The guide steps ahead to check that the path is clear._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/steps (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).