- sidestep side·step
- ['saɪdˌstɛp]
1. vt(question, problem) eludere, scansare2. viBoxing schivare
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sidestep side·step
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side-step — see sidestep … English dictionary
sidestep — side|step1 [ saıd,step ] verb 1. ) transitive INFORMAL to avoid something difficult or unpleasant: Politicians are very good at sidestepping the questions they don t like. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to step quickly to the side sidestep… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sidestep — ☆ sidestep [sīd′step΄ ] vt. sidestepped, sidestepping to avoid by or as by stepping aside; dodge [to sidestep a difficulty] vi. to step to one side; take a side step or side steps … English World dictionary
sidestep — side|step [ˈsaıdstep] v past tense and past participle sidestepped present participle sidestepping 1.) sidestep a problem/issue/question to avoid dealing with something difficult ▪ The report sidesteps the environmental issues. 2.) [I and T] to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sidestep — side•step [[t]ˈsaɪdˌstɛp[/t]] v. stepped, step•ping 1) to step to one side 2) to evade or avoid a decision or problem 3) to dodge by stepping aside 4) to evade or avoid (a decision or problem) • Etymology: 1900–05, amer. side′step per, n … From formal English to slang
sidestep — [[t]sa͟ɪdstep[/t]] sidesteps, sidestepping, sidestepped also side step 1) VERB If you sidestep a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it. [V n] Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question... [V n] He was trying to sidestep… … English dictionary
sidestep — Date: 1900 transitive verb 1. bypass, evade < sidestep a question > 2. to move out of the way of ; avoid < sidestep a blow > intransitive verb 1. to take a side step 2. to avoid an issue or decision • … New Collegiate Dictionary
sidestep — v. evade, dodge, avoid; step to the side, step sideways … English contemporary dictionary
sidestep — (n.) 1789, from SIDE (Cf. side) (adj.) + STEP (Cf. step) (n.). The verb is recorded from 1901; the fig. sense is attested from 1911 … Etymology dictionary
sidestep — UK [ˈsaɪdˌstep] / US verb Word forms sidestep : present tense I/you/we/they sidestep he/she/it sidesteps present participle sidestepping past tense sidestepped past participle sidestepped 1) [transitive] to avoid something difficult or unpleasant … English dictionary
sidestep — 1. noun a) A step to the side. b) A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something. 2. verb a) To step to the side. I knocked and waited. He sidestepped, and I went in … Wiktionary
