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View usage for: (saɪdstep) also side-step Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense sidesteps, present participle sidestepping, past tense, past participle sidestepped1. verbIf you sidestep a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it. Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question. [VERB noun] He was trying to sidestep responsibility. [VERB noun] [Also VERB]Synonyms: avoid, dodge, evade, duck [informal] More Synonyms of sidestep 2. verbIf you sidestep, you step sideways in order to avoid something or someone that is coming towards you or going to hit you. As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip. [VERB] He made a grab for her but she sidestepped him. [VERB noun] sidestep in British English (ˈsaɪdˌstɛp) verbWord forms: -steps, -stepping or -stepped1. to step aside from or out of the way of (something) 2. (transitive) to dodge or circumvent noun side step3. a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc Derived forms sidestepper (ˈsideˌstepper) noun sidestep in American English (ˈsaɪdˌstɛp) US verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsideˌstepped or ˈsideˌstepping1. to avoid by or as by stepping aside; dodge to sidestep a difficulty verb intransitive2. to step to one side; take a side step or side steps Examples of 'sidestep' in a sentencesidestep In other languagessidestep British English: sidestep VERB If you sidestep a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it. Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question. - American English: sidestep
- Brazilian Portuguese: evitar
- Chinese: 回避 >问题
- European Spanish: eludir
- French: éluder
- German: ausweichen
- Italian: eludere
- Japanese: 回避する
- Korean: 회피하다
- European Portuguese: evitar
- Latin American Spanish: eludir
Definition to dodge (an issue) He was trying to sidestep responsibility. Synonyms skip find a way round body-swerve Additional synonymsDefinition to go around or avoid (a city, obstruction, problem, etc.) Regulators worry that controls could easily be bypassed. Synonyms get round, avoid, evade, circumvent (formal), outmanoeuvre, body-swerve Definition to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. Synonyms evade, bypass, elude, steer clear of, sidestepDefinition to evade by cleverness or trickery He has repeatedly dodged the question. Synonyms avoid, hedge, parry, get out of, shun, evade, sidestep, circumvent (formal), shirk, fend off - side-splitting
- sideline
- sidelong
- sidestep
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- sideways
Additional synonymsDefinition to dodge (a duty or responsibility) He had ducked the confrontation. Synonyms dodge, avoid, escape, evade, elude, sidestep, circumvent (formal), shirk, body-swerve Definition to avoid or escape from (someone or something) The thieves managed to elude the police for months. Synonyms evade, escape, lose, avoid, flee, duck (informal), dodge, get away from, shake off, run away from, circumvent (formal), outrun, body-swerve Definition to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.) He managed to evade the police for six months. Synonyms avoid, escape, dodge, get away from, shun, elude, eschew, steer clear of, sidestep, circumvent (formal), duck (informal), shirk, slip through the net of, escape the clutches of, body-swerve Definition to avoid dealing with (an issue) They have, until now, skirted around the issue. Synonyms avoid, dodge, evade, steer clear of, sidestep, circumvent (formal), detour, fail to mention, body-swerve |