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sidestepsidestep /ˈsaɪdstɛp/ verb (sidestepped, sidestepping) VERB TABLEsidestep |
Present | I, you, we, they | sidestep | | he, she, it | sidesteps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sidestepped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sidestepped | | he, she, it | has sidestepped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sidestepped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sidestep | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sidestepped |
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Present | I | am sidestepping | | he, she, it | is sidestepping | | you, we, they | are sidestepping | Past | I, he, she, it | was sidestepping | | you, we, they | were sidestepping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sidestepping | | he, she, it | has been sidestepping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sidestepping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sidestepping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sidestepping |
1sidestep a problem/question/rule etc. to avoid doing or talking about something that is difficult SYN avoid: The board sidestepped the issue of discrimination.2[intransitive] to step quickly sideways to avoid being hit or walking into someone—sidestep noun [countable] |