Sidestep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaɪdstɛp/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪdstɛp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪdstɛp/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈaɪdstɛp/.

Examples

He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

circumvent evade put off fudge dodge duck parry hedge skirt elude

Parts of Speech

noun	a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
verb	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) “He dodged the issue”

Word Forms

hedge	noun	an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
hedger	noun	a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
hedging	noun	an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement
evasion	noun	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
circumvention	noun	the act of evading by going around
dodge	noun	a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodger	noun	a shifty deceptive person
dodging	noun	deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausweichen

ein Schritt zur Seite (wie beim Boxen oder Tanzen)

🇫🇷French

éviter

un pas d'un côté (comme en boxe ou en danse)

🇪🇸Spanish

esquivar

un paso hacia un lado (como en el boxeo o el baile)

🇮🇹Italian

eludere

un passo da un lato (come nella boxe o nella danza)

🇳🇱Dutch

uitwijken

een stap opzij (zoals bij boksen of dansen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desviar

um passo para o lado (como no boxe ou na dança)

🇷🇺Russian

обходить стороной

шаг в сторону (как в боксе или танцах)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टलना

एक तरफ एक कदम (जैसे मुक्केबाजी या नृत्य में)

🇧🇩Bengali

পার্শ্ববর্তী

একদিকে এক ধাপ (বক্সিং বা নাচের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

பக்கவாட்டு

ஒரு பக்கத்திற்கு ஒரு படி (குத்துச்சண்டை அல்லது நடனம் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్కదారి

ఒక వైపు ఒక అడుగు (బాక్సింగ్ లేదా డ్యాన్స్ లాగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

बाजूला

एका बाजूला एक पाऊल (बॉक्सिंग किंवा नृत्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાઇડસ્ટેપ

એક બાજુ એક પગલું (જેમ કે બોક્સિંગ અથવા નૃત્યમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಕ್ಕದ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ

ಒಂದು ಬದಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ (ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅಥವಾ ನೃತ್ಯದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈഡ് സ്റ്റെപ്പ്

ഒരു വശത്തേക്ക് ഒരു ചുവട് (ബോക്സിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നൃത്തം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਸੇ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸੇ ਵੱਲ ਇੱਕ ਕਦਮ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਨੱਚਣ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پہلو

ایک طرف ایک قدم (جیسا کہ باکسنگ یا رقص میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回避

向一侧迈一步（如拳击或舞蹈）

🇯🇵Japanese

サイドステップ

片側への一歩（ボクシングやダンスのように）

🇰🇷Korean

회피하다

한쪽으로 한 발짝 물러나기(복싱이나 댄스 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bước sang một bên

bước sang một bên (như trong môn đấm bốc hoặc khiêu vũ)

🇹🇭Thai

ก้าวเท้าเลี่ยง

ก้าวไปข้างหนึ่ง (เช่น การชกมวย หรือการเต้นรำ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengelakkan

satu langkah ke satu sisi (seperti dalam tinju atau menari)

🇲🇾Malay

tepi

satu langkah ke satu sisi (seperti dalam tinju atau menari)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجاوز

خطوة إلى جانب واحد (كما هو الحال في الملاكمة أو الرقص)

🇮🇷Persian

کنار گذاشتن

یک قدم به یک طرف (مانند بوکس یا رقص)

🇹🇷Turkish

yan adım

bir tarafa doğru bir adım (boks veya dansta olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַעֲקוֹף

צעד לצד אחד (כמו באגרוף או ריקוד)

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