v., -stepped, -step·ping, -steps. v.intr.
- To step aside: sidestepped to make way for the runner.
- To dodge an issue or a responsibility.
- To step out of the way of.
- To evade; skirt: sidestep a difficult question.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
The verb sidestep has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gå udenom, gå et skridt til siden
v. tr. - undgå at tage stilling til
n. - skridt til siden, sideskridt, sidetrappe
Nederlands (Dutch)
ontwijken, opzij gaan, negeren
Français (French)
v. intr. - éluder, esquiver, (lit) éviter, (fig) éluder
v. tr. - (lit) s'écarter, (fig) éluder
n. - pas de côté
Deutsch (German)
v. - zur Seite treten, ausweichen, umgehen
n. - Seitwärtsschritt
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραμερίζω
Italiano (Italian)
eludere, evitare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - evitar
Русский (Russian)
шаг в сторону, отступать в сторону, уклоняться от удара, уклоняться, откладывать (решение)
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacerse a un lado, dar un paso hacia un lado
v. tr. - eludir, evadir, esquivar, evitar
n. - un paso hacia un lado al danzar, esquiar o boxear
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undvika genom att ta ett steg åt sidan, komma ifrån, förbigå
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
回避问题, 躲避打击, 横跨一步躲避, 回避, 横跨的一步, 台阶
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 回避問題, 躲避打擊
v. tr. - 橫跨一步躲避, 回避
n. - 橫跨的一步, 臺階
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 옆으로 비키다, 회피하다
v. tr. - ~을 옆으로 한 발짝 비켜 피하다, 회피하다
n. - 옆으로 비켜서기, (자동차 등의) 발판
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - わきへよけてかわす, わきへよける, 避ける
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يخطو خطوة جانبيه, يتجنب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - פסע הצידה, נמנע מלקבל החלטה
v. tr. - נרתע לצד, התחמק
n. - פסיעה הצידה, התחמקות
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