adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The step-by-step directions walked me through the assembly, but identifying the parts was still hard.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stepwise
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A step-by-step guide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
one thing at a time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, stepwise
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
trinvis
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Finnish:
vaiheittainen
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Finnish:
askelittainen
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
German:
schrittweise
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
German:
in Einzelschritten
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Polish:
stopniowy
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Russian:
поша́говый
(pošágovyj)
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Russian:
поэта́пный
(poetápnyj)
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Sicilian:
passu passu
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Spanish:
paso a paso
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Swedish:
steg för steg
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Swedish:
stegvis
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Ukrainian:
покро́ковий
(pokrókovyj)
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Welsh:
cam a cham
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
Welsh:
o gam i gam
— proceeding from one step to the next in sequence
