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- US Pronunciation
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- [out uhv, ov step]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv stɛp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [out uhv, ov step]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv stɛp/
Definitions of out of step words
- noun out of step a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing. 1
- noun out of step such a movement followed by a movement of equal distance of the other foot: The soldier took one step forward and stood at attention. 1
- noun out of step the space passed over or the distance measured by one such movement of the foot. 1
- noun out of step the sound made by the foot in making such a movement. 1
- noun out of step a mark or impression made by the foot on the ground; footprint. 1
- noun out of step the manner of walking; gait; stride. 1
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Origin of out of step
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English steppen, Old English steppan; cognate with Old High German stepfen; akin to stamp; (noun) Middle English; Old English stepe
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Parts of speech for Out of step
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
out of step popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
out of step usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for out of step
adj out of step
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- in-congruent — not congruent.
- inconsistent — lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self-contradictory: an inconsistent story.
adjective out of step
- dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
Antonyms for out of step
adjective out of step
- arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
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