Synonyms for stepped in
- arrive
- be invited
- chip in
- come
- enter
- intercede
- interfere
- intermediate
- interpose
- intervene
- lend a hand
- mediate
- negotiate
- take action
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Antonyms for stepped in
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English steppan (Anglian), stæppan (West Saxon) "take a step," from West Germanic *stap- "tread" (cf. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Dutch stap, Old High German stapfo, German stapfe "footstep"), from PIE root *stebh- "to tread, step" (cf. Old Church Slavonic stopa "step, pace," stepeni "step, degree"). Originally strong (past tense stop, past participle bestapen); weak forms emerged 13c., universal from 16c. Stepping stone first recorded early 14c.; in the figurative sense 1650s. Step on it "hurry up" is 1923, from notion of gas pedal; step out (v.) is from 1907.
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