step out
Britishverb
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to go outside or leave a room, building, etc, esp briefly
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to begin to walk more quickly and take longer strides
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informal to withdraw from involvement; bow out
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informal to be a boyfriend or girlfriend (of someone), esp publicly
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Walk briskly, as in He stepped out in time to the music . [c. 1800]
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Also, step outside . Go outside briefly, as in He just stepped out for a cigarette . [First half of 1500s]
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Go out for an evening of entertainment, as in They're stepping out again tonight .
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step out with . Accompany or consort with a person as when going on a date, as in She's been stepping out with him for a month . [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]
Example Sentences
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He walked back from the smooth ice, up the riverbank side, counting fifty steps out loud as he went along.
From Literature
Just before stepping out of the bushes, I coughed to let them know I was coming.
From Literature
I stepped out the back of our cottage and took a deep breath of crisp air.
From Literature
The “Firework” hitmaker and Trudeau confirmed their relationship in October, when they stepped out hand in hand at a cabaret show in Paris.
From MarketWatch
"It's that desire to step out of the commercial world, step out of all those sorts of bits of life, step back from phone use."
From BBC
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