单词 | to step into |
释义 | > as lemmasto step into —— to step into —— 1. See sense 3 and into prep. ΚΠ c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 60 Mid þam ðe se apostol Iohannes stop into ðære byrig Ephesum. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 309 He stappid in-to the tapstry wondir pryuely. 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor iv. ii. 9 Step behind the arras good sir Iohn. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1657 (1955) III. 191 I step'd into Bedlame, where I saw..some miserable poore Creatures in chaines. 1716 A. Pope Full Acct. E. Curll 5 He desir'd his Wife to step into the Shop for a Common-Prayer-Book. 1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill iii. ii. 57 But, stay and take a letter, which I am stepping into my study to write. 1832 S. Warren Passages from Diary of Late Physician II. ii. 95 Before leaving the house, I stepped into the parlour, to speak a few words to Miss E——. 2. To walk into (a place on a higher or lower level, e.g. a vehicle) by taking one or more steps up or down. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] i-goc1275 entera1325 to step into ——c1380 enterc1400 get1585 invade1590 ingressa1631 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > ride in a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > get into a vehicle to get aboarda1616 to step into ——1825 to step in1832 to hop in (also out)1914 c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 5793 If þou wilt ben a crysteman, Mahoun þou most for-sake,..And suþþe stape in-to þis water clere. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 294 The ladies having set all their finery in order,..the party stepped into the coach. 1862 G. Borrow Wild Wales II. x. 105 Your honour can..trifle away the minutes over your wine..till seven, when your honour can step into a first-class for Bangor. 3. To obtain possession of (an estate, a place or office) at a single step; to succeed at once to (the place of another person or thing). ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > cause to descend by succession [verb (transitive)] > succeed to to come to ——eOE inherita1400 succeed1490 to step into ——1609 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxx. viii. 389 Leo.., in case the other, now aloft, should once fall downe from the rocke, was readie to step into his Præfect~ship. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) ii. ii. 219 By whose death hee's stepp'd Into a great estate. View more context for this quotation 1678 C. Trenchfield Fathers Counsel (ed. 2) 18 The discourse of [Religious] Ceremonies hath brought things to that pass..that the circumstance hath stept into the room of the substance. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. i. 26 A gentleman in London, who had just stept into taste and a large fortune. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. (at cited word) The guards..have the exclusive privilege of going over this intermediate rank, and stepping into a lieutenant-colonelcy at once. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 65 William in short had stepped into the place of those whom he had himself overcome. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xxiii. 218 Until Button's Coffee-house stepped into the place of ‘Will's’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > suddenly or incautiously to step into ——a1616 the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > do, deal with, acquire, etc., quickly [verb (transitive)] > enter into hurriedly to run into ——c1384 to step into ——a1616 invade1700 a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iii. vi. 12 A Friend of mine, who in hot blood Hath stept into the Law: which is past depth To those that (without heede) do plundge intoo't. View more context for this quotation 1648 R. Fanshawe tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido 304 In pursuance of this fury, about ten years after, Caius Gracchus stept into action (as the Irish call it) to play the second part of his Brother. 1656 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 31 I know no reason for this speed; for we may offend as well in proceeding and sudden stepping into judgments. < as lemmas |
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