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step forward

verb

Meaning

  1. To take one or more steps forward, especially in response to a request for identification
  2. To volunteer for something; to offer one's services
  3. To admit one's wrongdoing, to own up

Etymology / origin

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Related words

step up(English)come forward(English)come out(English)come to the fore(English)step to the fore(English)step(English)put one foot in front of the other(English)step out(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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